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General  Orders,  )  HEADQUARTERS   OF  THE  ARMY, 
[•  Adjutant-General's  Office, 

No.  4.  )  Washington,  January  15,  1902. 

By  direction  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  the  following  acts  of 
The  Hague  Peace  Conference  which  were  proclaimed  by  the 
President  on  November  1, 1901,  are  published  for  the  informa- 
tion and  government  of  all  concerned : 

1.  Convention  between  the  United  States  and  certain  powers 
for  the  pacific  settlement  of  international  disputes. 

.'.  Convention  between  the  United  States  of  America  and 
certain  powers  for  the  adaptation  to  maritime  icarfare  of  the 
principles  of  the  Geneva  Convention  of  August  22,  I864. 

3.  Declaration  to  prohibit  for  the  term  of  five  years  the 
launching  of  projectiles  and  explosives  from  balloons,  and 
other  new  methods  of  a  similar  nature. 


-CONVENTION  BETWEEN  THE  UNITED  STATES  AND  CERTAIN  POW- 
ERS FOR  THE  PACIFIC  SETTLEMENT  OF  INTERNATIONAL 
DISPUTES. 


Signed  at  The  Hague  July  20,  1899. 

Ratification  advised  by  the  Senate  February  5,  1900. 

Ratified  by  the  President  of  the  United  States  April  7,  1900. 

Ratification  deposited  with  the  Netherlands  Govt  i  ntnt  >it  Septembt  r  U,  1900. 

Proclaimed  November  1,  1901. 


By  the  President  of  the  United  Si  a  its  of  America. 

A  PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas  a  Convention  for  the  pacific  settlement  of  international  disputes  was 
concluded  and  signed  on  July  29,  1899,  hy  the  Plenipotentiaries  of  the  United  States 
"f  America,  Germany,  Austria-Hungary,  Belgium.  China.  Denmark,  Spain,  the 
United  Mexican  States,  France,  Great  Britain  and  Ireland,  Greece,  Italy.  Japan, 
Luxembourg,  Montenegro,  the  Netherlands,   Persia,   Portugal,  Etoumania,  Russia, 


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-  r^lo,,  Bjam,  Sweden  and  Norway,  Switzerland,  Turkey  and  Bulgaria,  the  original 

of  \*0i«li  V"iiv<nu  m.'  iji  the  F  'ii  b  language,  i-  word  for  word  as  follows  : 

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•  •  w<<  Nii'-'v^Wri'-MMiiiwr-v  aslation.1 

Sa     Majeste1     rEmpereur"  *d* Allfemtgne,     His    Majestj    the   Emperor  of  Germany, 


Boi  de  l'i  i.-  3  i  ijeste*  l'Empt  reur 
d'Autriche,  Boi  de  Bohfime  etc.  et  Boi 
ilique  de  Hongrie;  Sa  Majeste*  le 
Boi  dea  1'"  Igea  ;  Ba  Majesty  I'Empereur 
de  Chine;  Sa  Majeste*  le  Boi  de  Dane- 
mark  :  Sa  Majr-t.'  le  Boi  d'Espagne  el 
en  Son  Nom  Ba  Majeste*  la  Beine- 
dn  B  iyaume :  le  President 
d(  -  Etate-1  "nis  d'Amerique ;  le  i'u  si- 
dent  dea  Etats-Unis  Mexicains;  Le 
President  de  la  Bepublique  Erancaise; 
Ba  Majesty  la  Beine  dn  Boyaume-1  ni 
de  la  Grande  Bretagne  et  d'Irlande, 
Imperatrice  des  Indes;  Ba  Majesty  le 
Boi  des  Hellenes;  Sa  Majeste  le  Boi 
d'ltalie;  Sa  Majeste  I'Empereur  du 
Japon;  Son  Altesse  Boyale  le  Grand- 
Due  de  Luxembourg,  Due  de  Nassau  ; 
Bon  Altesse  le  Prince  de  Montenegro; 
Sa  .Majeste  la  Beine  des  Pays- Bas ;  Sa 
Majeste*  Imperials  le  Schah  de  Perse; 
Sa  Majeste  le  Boi  de  Portugal  et  des 
Algarvea  etc. ;  Sa  Majeste  le  Boi  de 
Boumanie ;  Sa  Majeste  I'Empereur  de 
Toutes  les  Bussies ;  Sa  Majeste  le  Boi 
de  Serbie  ;  Sa  Majeste  le  Boi  de  Siam  ; 
Sa  Majeste*  le  Boi  de  Suede  et  de  Nbr- 
vege ;  le  Conseil  Federal  Suisse ;  Sa 
Majeste*  I'Empereur  des  Ottomans  et 
Son  Altesse  Boyale  le  Prince  de  Bul- 
garie 


Animes  de  la  ferine  volonte  de  con- 
courir  au  maintien  de  la  paix  generale  ; 

Besolus  a  favoriser  de  tous  leurs  efforts 
le  ri'glement  aimable  des  conflits  inter- 
nationaux ; 

Becounaisaant  la  solidarity  qui  unit  lea 
membrea  de  la  societe*  des  nations  civi- 

lisees  ; 

Voulant  etendre  I'empire  dn   droit  at 

fortifier  le  sentimi-ut  de  la  justice  Inter- 
nationale j 


King  of  Prussia;  Hi<  Majesty  tin-  Em- 
peror of  Austria,  King  of  Bohemia  etc. 
and  Apostolic  King  of  Hungary;  His 
Majesty  tie-  King  of  the  Belgians; 
His  M:iji  rtj  ih>'  Emperor  of  China; 
His  Majesty  the  King  of  Denmark ;  Hie 
Majesty  the  King  of  Spain  and  in  Hie 
Name  Her  Majesty  the  Queen  Begent 
of  the  Kingdom;  the  President  of  the 
United  States  of  America;  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  Mexican  States ;  the 
President  of  the  French  Bepublic;  Her 
Majesty  the  Queen  of  the  United  King- 
dom of  Great  Britain  and  Ireland,  Em- 
press of  India;  His  Majesty  the  King 
of  the  Hellenes;  His  Majesty  the  King 
of  Italy;  His  Majesty  the  Emperor  of 
Japan  ;  His  Boyal  Highness  the  Grand 
Duke  of  Luxemburg,  Duke  of  Nassau  ; 
His  Highness  the  Prince  of  Monte- 
negro ;  Her  Majesty  the  Queer  of  the 
Netherlands  ;  His  Imperial  Majestj  the 
Shah  of  Persia;  His  Majesty  the  King 
of  Portugal  and  of  the  Algarves  etc. ; 
His  Majesty  the  King  of  Koumania : 
His  Majesty  the  Emperor  of  all  the 
Kussias ;  His  Majesty  the  King  of 
Servia  ;  His  Majesty  the  King  of  Siam  ; 
His  Majesty  the  King  of  Sweden  and 
Norway;  the  Swiss  Federal  Council; 
His  Majesty  the  Emperor  of  the  otto- 
mans and  His  Boyal  Highness  the 
Prince  of  Bulgaria 
Animated  by  a  strong  desire  to  concert 

for  the  maintenance  of  the  general  peace; 
Kesolved  to  second  by  their  best  efforts 

the  friendly  settlement  of  international 

disputes ; 

Kecognizing  the  solidarity  which  unites 

the  members  of   the  society  of   civilized 

nations  ; 

Desirous  of   extending    the    empire    of 

law,  and  of  strengthening  the  apprecia- 
tion of  international  justice  ; 


Convaincus  que  l'institution  perrua- 
n. ute  d'une  juridiction  arbitrale,  accessi- 
ble a  tons,  an  sein  des  Puissances  inde- 
pendantes  peut  contribuer  efficacement  a 
ce  ivsultat ; 

ConBiderant  les  avantages  d'une  orga- 
nisation generale  et  reguliere  de  la  pro- 
cedure arbitrale ; 

Estimant  avec  l'Auguste  Initiateur  de 
la  Conference  Internationale  de  la  Paix 
qu'il  importe  de  consacrer  dans  un  accord 
international  les  principes  d'equite  et  de 
droit  sur  lesquels  reposent  la  securite  des 
Etats  et  le  bien-etre  des  Peuples ; 

Desirant  conclure  une  Convention  a  cet 
effet  out  nomine  pour  Leurs  plenipoten- 
tiaires,  savoir : 

Sa  Majeste  l'Empereur  d'Alle- 
HAGNE,  Eoi  de  Prusse  : 

Son  Excellence  le  Comte  pe  Munster, 
Prince  de  Derneburg,  Son  Ambassadeur 
a  Paris. 

Sa  Majesty  l'Empereur  d'Autriche, 
Roi  de  Boheme  etc.,  et  Roi  Apostolique 
de  hongrie  : 

Son  Excellence  le  Comte  R.  de  Wel- 
sersheimb,  Son  Ambassadeur  extraordi- 
naire et  plenipotentiaire. 

M.  Alexandre  Okolicsanyi  d'Okoli- 
csxa,  Son  Envoys  extraordinaire  et  Minis- 
tre  plenipotentiaire  a  la  Haye. 

Sa  Majeste  le  Roi  des  Belges  : 

Son  Excellence  M.  Augusts  Beer- 
naert.  Son  Ministre  d'£tat,  President  de 
la  Chambre  des  Representants. 

M.  le  Comte  De  Grelle  Rogier,  Son 
Envoye  extraordinaire  et  Ministre  pleni- 
potentiaire a  la  Have. 

M.  le  Chevalier  Descamps,  Senateur. 

Sa  Majeste  l'Empereur  de  Chine: 

31.  Yam;  Yi\  Son  Envoye  extraordi- 
naire et  Ministre  plenipotentiaire  a  St. 
Petersbourg. 

Sa  Majeste  le  Roi  de  Danemark  : 

Son  Cbambellan  Fr.  E.  de  Bille,  Son 
Envoye  extraordinaire  et  Ministre  pleni- 
potentiaire a  Londres. 


Convinced  that  the  permanent  institu- 
tion of  a  Court  of  Arbitration,  accessible 
to  all,  in  the  midst  of  the  independent 
Powers,  will  contribute  effectively  to  this 
result  : 

Having  regard  to  the  advantages  at- 
tending the  general  and  regular  organiza- 
tion of  arbitral  procedure : 

Sharing  the  opinion  of  the  august 
Initiator  of  the  International  Peace  Con- 
ference that  it  is  expedient  to  record  in 
an  international  Agreement  the  princi- 
ples of  equity  and  right  on  which  are 
based  the  security  of  States  and  welfare 
of  peoples ; 

Being  desirous  of  concluding  a  Conven- 
tion to  this  effect,  have  appointed  as  their 
Plenipotentiaries,  to-wit : — 

His  Majesty  the  Emperor  of  Ger- 
many, King  of  Prussia: 

His  Excellency  Couxt  de  Munster, 
Prince  of  Derneburg,  His  Ambassador  at 
Paris. 

His  Majesty  the  Emperor  of  Austria, 
King  of  Bohemia  etc.,  and  Apostolic 
Kixg  of  Hungary  : 

His  Excellency  Count  R.  de  Welser- 
sheimb,  His  Ambassador  Extraordinary 
and  Plenipotentiary. 

Mr.  Alexander  Okolicsanyi  d'Oko- 
licsna,  His  Envoy  Extraordinary  and 
Minister  Plenipotentiary  at  The  Hague. 

His  Majesty  the  King  of  the  Bel- 
giaxs : 

His  Excellency  Mr.  Auguste  Beer- 
xaert,  His  Minister  of  State,  President 
of  the  Chamber  of  Representatives. 

Count  De  Grelle  Rogier.  His  Envoy 
Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenipoten- 
tiary at  The  Hague. 

The  Chevalier  Descamps,  Senator. 

His  Majesty  the  Emperor  of  China  : 

Mr.  Yang  Yi\  His  Envoy  Extraordi- 
nary and  Minister  Plenipotentiary  at  St. 
Petersburg. 

His  Majesty  the  King  of  Denmark  : 

II is  Chamberlain  Fr.  E.  de  Bills,  His 
Envoy  Extraordinary  and  Minister  Pleni- 
potentiary at  London. 


SaMajbstbli  Roi  d'Ebi  ione  ft  en 
-  s  N  ■,8aMajbst£laBein] 

.    i  a i  mi  : 

Excellence  le   1"  o    di    Tin  w. 
Vncien  Ministre  des  Affaires  Btrangerea. 

M.    W.     B  LMIRSl    Dl    Vn  i.\    UBBUTIA, 

Son  Kiivi'N.-  extraordinaire  el  Ministre 
plenipotentiaire  ,:i  Brnxellee. 

M.    A  1:1  in  it    Dl    BaGUXB,    Son    Envoy.'- 

i  straordinaire  el  Ministre  plenipotenti- 
aire  a  la  Haye. 

Lb  Pb  bidbmi  dbs  Etats-Uhis  a-me- 
riqub: 

Bon  Excellent  e  M.  Andbew  1>.  Whitb, 
Ambassadeur  des  Etats-Unia  .:i  Berlin. 

M.  skim  Low,  President  de  I'Univer- 
site  "Columbia"  h  New-York. 

M.  Stanford  Newel,  Envoys'  extraor- 
dinaire et  Ministre  plenipotentiaire  a  la 

Hay.'. 

M.  Alfred  T.  Maiian.  Capitaine  de 
\  aisseau. 

M.  William  Cbozieb,  Capitaine  d'Ar- 
tillerie. 

LE  President   I'KS  Etats-Unib   MeXI- 

cainb: 

M.  de  MiF.u,  Envoye"  extraordinaire  el 
Ministre  plenipotentiaire  a  Paris. 

M.  Zenil,  Ministre-Besidenl  a  Bru- 
xelles. 

I.I  PbBSIDBH  i  DE  I  \  Ui'l'l  BLIQUE  Fl;.\\- 
\  i  >  i:  : 

M.  I.'"N  Boubgeois,  Ancien  Tresi- 
dent  <ln  Conseil,  Ancien  Ministre  des 
Affairee  btrangeres,  Membre  de  la  Cham- 
bre  des  Depui  la. 

M.  Gb<  bobs  Bihoubd,  En voye  extraor- 
dinaire et  Ministre  plenipotentiaire  a  la 

Hay,-. 

M.le  Babos  d'Ebtoubnelles  de  Cons- 
tant, Ministre  plenipotentiaire,  Minis- 
tre de  la  <  hainbre  'Irs  I >.'-]> 1 1 1  i-s. 

6a    Ma.ieste    I. a     RxiNE    in     Botaume 

Chi  I'F  i.a  Grande  Bbetaqne  et  d'Ib- 

LAHDB,  IhpIbATRICE  DES  iM'F.s: 

Bon  Excellence  le  Tree  HonorableBABON 
Pauncifote  dx  Pbbbton,  MembrednCon- 
-••il  Prive"  de  Ba  Majeste,  Sun  Ambassa- 
deur  extraordinaire  el  plenipotentiaire  a 
Washington. 


Hi-  Majesty  thi  Kim;  of  Spain  and 
in  His  Name,  Her  Majesty  tiif  Queen 
RXOEHT  01    i HE  KlHGDOM  : 

Hi-  Excellency  the  Duke  of  Ibtcah, 
formerly  Minister  of  Foreign  Affairs. 

Mr.  W.  Bahirez  de  Villa  Cbbutia, 
His  Envoy  Extraordinary  and  Minister 
Plenipotentiary  at  Brussels. 

Mb.  Abthtjb  di  Bagver,  His  Envoy 
Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenipoten- 
tiary at  The  Hague. 

Tiif  President  of  the  United  States 

i  America  : 

HlsExcellency  Mb.  Andrew  I>.  White, 
Ainbassador  of  the  United  states  at  Ber- 
lin. 

Mb.  Beth  Low,  President  of  Columbia 
University,  New  York. 

Mb.  BtahfoRD  NEWEL,  Envoy  Extraor- 
dinary and  Minister  Plenipotentiary  at 
The  Hague. 

i '  m'tain  Alfred  T.  Mahah. 

Captain  William  Cbozieb. 

tlle  pbe8ideht  of  the  united  mex- 
ICAN States  : 

Mb.  de  MlEB,  Envoy  Extraordinary 
and  Minister  Plenipotentiary  at  Paris. 

Mb.  Zbnil,  Minister  Besident  at  Brus- 
sels. 

The  President  of  the  French  Re- 
public: 

Mb.  Leon  Bourgeois,  formerly  Presi- 
dent of  the  Council,  formerly  Minister  of 
Foreign  Affairs,  Member  of  the  Chamber 
of  Deputies. 

Mb.  Georges  Bihoubd,  Envoy  Extraor- 
dinary an  f  Minister  Plenipoteniary  at  The 
Hague. 

The  Baron  d'Estournelles  de  Con- 
si  \vr,  Minister  Plenipotentiary,  Member 
of  the  Chamber  of  Deputies. 

Her  Majesty  the  Queen  of  the 
United  Kingdom  of  Great  Britain  and 
I  i;i  i  and,  Empress  of  India  : 

His  Excellency  the  Bight  Honorable 
Baron  Pauncjefote  of  Preston,  Member 
of  Her  Majesty's  Privy  Council,  Her 
Ambassador  Extraordinary  and  Plenipo- 
tentiary at  Washington. 


Sir  Henry  Howard,  Son  EnvoyS  ex- 
traordinaire et  Ministre  plenipotentiaire 
a  la  Have. 

Sa  Majeste  le  Roi  des  Hellenes  : 

M.  N.  Delyanni,  Ancien  President  du 
Conseil,  Ancien  Ministre  des  Affaires 
£trangeres,  Son  Envoye  extraordinaire 
et  Ministre  plenipotentiaire  &  Paris. 

Sa  Majeste  le  Roi  d'Italie: 

Son  Excellence  le  Comte  Nigra,  Son 
Ambassadeur  k  Vienne,  Senateur  du 
Royaume. 

M.  le  Comte  A.  Zannini,  Son  Envoye 
extraordinaire  et  Ministre  plenipoten- 
tiaire a  la  Haye. 

M.  le  COMMANDEUR  Grino  Pompilj, 
Depute  au  Parlement  Italien. 

Sa  Majeste  l'Empereur  du  Japon  : 

M.  I.  Motono,  Son  Envoye  extraordi- 
naire et  Ministre  plenipotentiaire  k 
Bruxelles. 

Son  Altesse  Royale  le  Grand  Due 
de  Luxembourg,  Due  de  Nassau  : 

Son  Excellence  M.  Eyschen,  Son  Minis- 
tre d'etat,  President  du  Gouvernement 
Grand-Ducal. 

Son  Altesse  le  Prince  de  Monte- 
negro : 

Son  Excellence  M.  le  Conseiller  Prive 
Actuel  de  Staal,  Ambassadeur  de  Russie 
a  Londres. 

Sa  Majeste  la  Reine  des  Pays-Bas  : 

M.    le    JONKHEER    A.   P.    C.    VAN   KAR- 

nebef.k,  Ancien  Ministre  des  Affaires 
FJrangeres,  Membre  de  la  Seconde 
Chambre  des  tftats-Generaux. 

M.  le  General  J.  C.  C.  den  Beer 
Poortugael,  Ancien  Ministre  de  la 
Guerre,  Membre  du  Conseil  d'Etat. 

M.  T.  M.  C.  Asser,  Membre  du  Conseil 
d'etat. 

M.  E.  N.  Rahusen,  Membre  de  la  Pre- 
miere Chambre  des  Etats-Gt'neraux. 

Sa  Majesty  Imperiale  le  Schah  de 
Perse : 

Son  Aide  de  Camp  General  Mirza 
Riza  Kuan,  Arfa-ud-Dovleh,  Son  Envoy6 
extraordinaire  et  Ministre  plenipoten- 
tiaire a  St.  Petersbourg  et  a  Stockholm. 


Sir  Henrt  Howard,  Her  Envoy  Ex- 
traordinary and  Minister  Plenipotentiary 
at  The  Hague. 

His  Majesty  the  King  of  the  Hel- 
lenes: 

Mr.  N.  Delyanni,  formerly  President 
of  the  Council,  formerly  Minister  of 
Foreign  Affairs,  His  Envoy  Extraordinary 
and  Minister  Plenipotentiary  at  Paris. 

His  Majesty  the  King  of  Italy: 

His  Excellency  Count  Nigra,  His 
Ambassador  at  Vienna,  Senator  of  the 
Kingdom. 

Count  A.  Zannini,  His  Envoy  Ex- 
traordinary and  Minister  Plenipotentiary 
at  The  Hague. 

Commander  Guido  Pompilj,  Deputy 
in  the  Italian  Parliament. 

His  Majesty  the  Emperor  of  Japan  : 

Mr.  I.  Motono,  His  Envoy  Extraor- 
dinary and  Plenipotentiary  at  Brussels. 

His  Royal  Highness  the  Grand  Duke 
of  Luxemburg,  Duke  of  Nassau: 

His  Excellency  Mr.  Eyschen,  His 
Minister  of  State,  President  of  the  Grand 
Ducal  Government. 

His  Highness  the  Prince  of  Mon- 
tenegro : 

His  Excellency  the  present  Privy  Cottn- 
cillor  De  Staal,  Ambassador  of  Russia 
at  London. 

Her  Majesty  the  Queen  of  the 
Netherlands: 

jonkheer  a.  p.  c  van  karnebeek, 
formerly  Minister  of  Foreign  Affairs, 
Member  of  the  Second  Chamber  of  the 
States-General. 

General  J.  C.  C.  den  Beer  Poor- 
tugael,  formerly  Minister  of  War,  Mem- 
ber of  the  Council  of  State. 

Mr.  T.  M.  C.  Asser,  Member  of  the 
Council  of  State. 

Mr.  E.  N.  Rahusen,  Member  of  the 
First  Chamber  of  the  States-General. 

His  Imperial  Majesty  the  Shah  of 
Persia  : 

His  Aid-de-Camp  General  Mirza 
Riza  Khan,  Arfa-ud-Dovleh,  His  Envoy 
Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenipoten- 
tiary at  St.  Petersburg  and  at  Stockholm. 


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8a  U  I     ROI    l>K    PORTUGAL    KI 

lLGABVES,   in.: 

M.    le    Ooxti    db  Macedo,   Pair    du 

Boyaume,  Ancien  Ministre  de  la  Marine 

i lolonies,   Son    Envoys'    •  straor- 

dinaire    et    Ministre    plenipotentiaire   a 

Madrid. 

M.  d'Obhexlas  r  Vasconcellos, 
Pair  du  Boyaume,  Son  Envoys  extraor- 
dinaire et  Ministre  plenipotentiaire  a  St. 
Petersbourg. 

M  <  -mi  i:  de  Ski.ii:.  S..11  Knv.a,-  ex- 
traordinaire el  Ministre  plenipotentiaire 
ii  la  Haye. 

'■]  \  I  i  -i  t   LI  Boi  DB  BOUMANIE  : 
M.  Ai.KXANMlK  BELDIMAN,  Son  Envoye 

extraordinaire    et    Ministre  plenipoten- 
tiaire a  Berlin. 

M.  JEAN  N.  Papimt,  Son  Envoys'  ex- 
traordinaire et  Ministre  plenipotentiaire 
i  la  Hay.-. 

Ba  Majeste  l'Empbreub  DE  Toutes 
i  r-  Busbies: 

Bon  Excellence  M.  le  Cokbeilz.ee 
Prive  Actcel  de  Staal,  Sim  Ambassa- 
denr  a  Londres. 

M.  DeMaB!  ENS,  Membre  Permanent  du 
Conseil  du  Ministere  Imperial  des  Affaires 
Etraugeres,  Son  Conseiller  Prive. 

Sun  CONSEILLEB  D'ETAT  ACTUEL  DE 
Basily,  Chambellan,  Directeur  du  Pre- 
Diier  Departement  du  Ministere  Imperial 
des  Affaires  Etrangeres. 

Ba  Majeste  lb  Hoi  de  Sebbie: 

M.  MlYATOViTCH,  Bon  Envoye  extraor- 
dinaire  et  Ministre  plenipotentiaire  a 
Londrea  el   1  la  Haye. 

Ba  Majeste  le  R01  de  Siam: 

M.  I'ir,  \  BUBIYA  NrvATit,  Son  Envoye 
extraordinaire  el  Ministre  plenipoten- 
tiaire a  St.  Petersbourg  et  a  Paris. 

M.  I'iiva  Visuddha  StRivASAKTi,  Son 
Rnvoye*  extraordinaire  et  Ministre  pleni- 
potentiaire a  la  Baye  el  a  Londres. 

Ba  Majeste  le  Boi  de  Suede  et  de 

N'mIi\  1 

M.  le  Babom  db  Bildt,  Son  Envoye- 
extraordinaire  et  Ministre  plenipotentiaire 
a  Borne. 


His  Majesty  the  King  of  Portugal 

ASP  OF  THE  ALOABVES,   ETC.  : 

Count  de  Macedo,  Peer  of  the  King- 
dom,  formerly  Minister  of  the  Navy  and 
of  the  1 '( denies.  His  Envoy  Extraordinary 
ami  Minister  Plenipotentiary  at  Madrid. 

Mb.  d'Obnellas  et  Vasconcellos, 
Peer  <>f  the  Kingdom,  His  Envoy  Extraor- 
dinary and  Minister  Plenipotentiary  at 
St.  Petersburg. 

COUNT  DE  Sklir,  His  Envoy  Extraor- 
dinary and  Minister  Plenipotentiary  at 
The  Hague. 

His  Majesty  the  King  of  Rou.mania  : 

Mb.  Alexander  Beldihan,  His  Envoy 
Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenipoten- 
tiary at  Berlin. 

Mr.  Jean  N.  PAPINIU,  His  Envoy  Ex- 
traordinary and  Minister  Plenipotentiary 
at  The  Hague. 

His  Majesty  the  Ehpebob  of  All 
the  Russias: 

His  Excellency  the  present  Privy 
Councillor  de  Staal,  His  Ambassador 
at  London. 

Mu.  De  Martens.  Permanent  Member 
of  the  Council  of  the  Imperial  Ministry 
of  Foreign  Affairs,  His  Privy  Councillor. 

His  present  Councillor  of  State  he 
BASILY,  Chamberlain,  Director  of  the 
First  Department  of  the  Imperial  Minis- 
try of  Foreign  Affairs. 

His  Majesty  the  King  of  Servia  : 

Mu.  MlYATOViTCH,  His  Envoy  Extraor- 
dinary and  Minister  Plenipotentiary  at 
London  and  at  The  Hague. 

His  Majesty  the  King  of  Siam  : 

Phya  Suriya  Nuvatr,  His  Envoy  Ex- 
traordinary and  Minister  Plenipotentiary 
at  St.  Petersburg  and  at  Paris. 

Phya  Visuddha  Suriyasakti,  His  En- 
voy Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenipo- 
tentiary at  The  Hapue  and  at  London. 

His  Majesty  the  King  of  Sweden 
and  Norway : 

Baron  de  Pildt,  His  Envoy  Extraordi- 
nary and  Minister  Plenipotentiary  at 
Rome. 


Le  Conseil  Federal  Suisse  : 

M.  le  Dr.  Arnold  Both,  Envoys  ex- 
traordinaire et  Ministre  plenipotentiaire 
a  Berlin. 

Sa  Majeste  l'Emferedr  des  Otto- 
mans : 

Son  Excellence  Turkhan  Pacha, 
Ancien  Ministre  des  Affaires  Etrangeres, 
Membre  de  Son  Conseil  d'Etat. 

NOURY  Bey,  Secretaire-General  au 
Ministere  des  Affaires  Etrangeres. 

Son  Altesse  Koyale  if.  Prince  de 
Bulgarie  : 

ML  le  Dr.  Dimitri  Stancioff,  Agent 
Diplomatique  a  St.  Petersbourg. 

M.  le  Major  Christo  Hessaptchieff, 
Attache  Militaire  a  Belgrade. 

Lesquels,  apres  s'etre  communique 
leurs  pleins  pouvoirs.  trouves  en  bonne 
el  due  forme,  sout  convenus  des  disposi- 
tions suivantes : 


The  Swiss  Federal  Council: 

Dr.  ARNOLD  Both,  Envoy  Extraordi- 
nary and  Minister  Plenipotentiary  at 
Berlin. 

His  Majesty  the  Emperor  of  the 
<  ittomans  : 

His  Excellency  Turkman  Pacha,  for- 
merly minister  of  Foreign  Affairs.  Mem- 
ber of  His  Council  of  State. 

Nodry  Bey,  Secretary-General  at  the 
Ministry  of  Foreign  Affairs. 

His  Royal  Highness  the  Prince  of 
Bulgaria  : 

Du.  Dimitri  Stancioff,  Diplomatic 
Agent  at  St.  Petersburg. 

Major  Christo  Hessapichiepf,  Mili- 
tary Attache  at  Belgrade. 

Who,  after  communication  of  their  full 
powers,  found  in  good  and  due  form  have 
agreed  on  the  following  provisions: 


Titre    I.— Du    Maintien    de    la   Paix     Title  I.— On  the  Maintenance  of  the 
Generale.  General  Peace. 


Article  1. 

En  vue  de  prevenir  autant  que  possible 
le  recours  a  la  force  dans  les  rapports 
entre  les  Etats,  les  Puissances  siguataires 
conviennent  d'employer  tons  leurs  efforts 
pour  assurer  le  reglement  pacifique  des 
differeuds  internationaux. 


Article  I. 

"With  a  view  to  obviating,  as  far  as 
possible,  recourse  to  force  in  the  relations 
between  States,  the  Signatory  Powers 
agree  to  use  their  best  efforts  to  insure 
the  pacific  settlement  of  international  dif- 
ferences. 


Titre  II. — Des  Boxs  Offices  et  de  la     Title  II. — On  Good  Offices  and  Medi 
Mediation.  ation. 


Article  2. 

En  cas  de  dissentiment  grave  ou  de  con- 
flit,  avant  d'en  appeler  aux  amies,  les 
Puissances  signataires  conviennent 
I 'avoir  recours,  en  tant  que  les  circon- 
stances  le  permettront,  aux  bons  officej 
in  a  la  mediation  d'une  ou  de  plusieurs 
Puissances  amies. 

Article  3. 


Article  II. 

In  case  of  serious  disagreement  or  con- 
flict, before  an  appeal  to  arms,  the  Sig 
tory  Powers  agree  to  have  recourse,  as 
far  as  circumstances  allow,  to  the  good 
offices  or  mediation  of  one  or  more  friendly 
Powers. 

Article  III. 


Independamment    de    ce    recours,  les  Independently    of    this    recourse,   the 

Puissances  Bignatairesjugent utile qu'une  Signatory  Powers  recommend  that  <  il 

ou    plusieurs   Puissances  etrangeres   au  more    Powers,   strangers   to  the  dispute, 

conflit  off  rent  de  leur  propre  initiative,  should,  on  their  own  initiative,  and  as  far 


en  t.iiit  que  lea  circonstances  a'y  prdtt  ut, 
li-u  r~  i >c »n -  offices  on  leu  r  nictitation  an  x 
n  con  flit. 
Le  •  1  r. •  i t  d'offrir  lea  bona  "Hires  on  I* 
1 1 1 « •  •  1  i  j  1 1  i  <  >  1 1    appartient    rux     Puissancea 
-  ;iu  oonflit,  memo  pendant  Ic 
-  dea  hoetllites. 
I  '(  \.  i.  Ice  de  ce  « 1 1-« » i t  ne  pen!  Jamaia 
.tic  considere  par  I'nne  on  I'antre  dee 
Parties  en   litige    comme    un    acte  peu 
amical. 

A  i;i  I'll     I 

be  rClede  inediateurconsiste  a  i  onciliet 
retentions  opposees  et  a  apaiser  lea 
atimenta  qni  peuvent  B'Stre  prodnita 
lea  Etata  en  conflit. 


Aim  nit:   ". 

Lea  fonctiona  dn  mddiatenr  cessent  dn 
moment  <>u  il  eat  constate,  suit  par  I'nne 
dea  Parties  en  litige,  Boil  par  If  m€diateur 
lui-mSme,  que  lea  moyena  de  conciliation 
proposes  par  lul  ne  - ■  >i 1 1  paa  accepted. 

A  IM'li'l.K    6. 

I  .  -  bona  offices  el  la  mediation,  soit  sur 
le  reconrs  des  Parties  en  conflit,  soit  sur 
1'initiativo  des  Puissances  §trangeres  au 
<  onflit,  "nt  exclnsivement  le  caractere  de 
conseil  el  n'ont  Jamaia  force  obligatoire. 


cumstancea   may  allow,  <>ffi-r  their 
good  offices  or  mediation  to  the  Btai  - 
variant  e. 

Powers,  atrangera  to  the  dispute,  have 
1 1 1 « •  tiirlit  to  offer  good  offices  or  im-iii 
Hon,  even  during  the  course  of  hostili- 
ties. 

The  exercise  of  this  right  can  never  be 
regarded  i>y  one  or  the  other  of  the  parties 
in  conflict  as  an  unfriendly  act. 

Article  IV. 

The  part  of  the  mediator  consists  in 
reconciling  the  opposing  claims  and  ap- 
peasing the  feelings  of  resentment  which 
may  bare  arisen  between  the  States  at 
variance. 

Article  V. 

The  functions  of  the  mediator  are  at  an 
end  when  once  it  is  declared,  either  by 
one  of  the  parties  to  the  dispute,  or  hy 
the  mediator  himself,  that  the  means  of 

reconciliation  proposed   by  him  are   not 
accepted. 

Article  VI. 
Good  offices  and  mediation,  either  at 
the  request  of  the  parties  at  variance,  or 
en  the  initiative  of  Powers  strangers  to 
the  dispute,  have  exclusively  the  charac- 
ter of  advice  and  never  having  binding 
force. 


Article  7. 

[/acceptation  de  la  mediation  ne  pent 

avoir   pour  effet,   sauf   convention  con- 

traire,    d'interrompre,    de    retarder    on 

d'entraver  la  mobilisation  et  autres  me- 

preparatoires  a  la  guerre. 

Si  elle  Intervient  apres  I'ouverture  des 
hostilites,  elle  n'interrompt  pas,  sauf  con- 
vention contraire,  les  operations  mili- 
tairea  en  cours. 

Ai;i  n  •  i    - 

Lea    l'u,--  ii Ignatairea   -"'it  d'ac- 

cord     pour    recommander    I 'application, 


Article  VII. 

The  acceptance  of  mediation  can  not, 
unless  there  be  an  agreement  to  the  con- 
trary, have  the  effect  of  interrupting, 
delaying,  or  hindering  mobilization  or 
other  measures  of  preparation  for  war. 

If  mediation  occurs  after  the  commence- 
ment of  hostilities  it  causes  no  interrup- 
tion to  the  military  operations  in  prog- 
ress, unless  there  be  an  agreement  to  the 
contrary. 

Aim  [CLE   VIII. 
Tin-  Signatory    Powers  are  agreed  in 
recommending  the  application,  when  cir- 


dans  les  circonstances  qui  le  permettent, 
d'une  Mediation  speciale  sous  la  forme 
suivante. 

Ed  caa  de  differend  grave  compromet- 
tant  la  Paix,  les  Etats  en  conflit  choisis- 
sent  respectivement  une  Puissance  a 
laquelle  ils  confient  la  mission  d'entrer 
en  rapport  direct  avec  la  Puissance  choisie 
d'autre  part,  a  I'effet  de  preveuir  la 
rupture  des  relations  pacifiques. 

Pendant  la  duree  de  ce  mandat  dont  le 
terme,  sauf  stipulation  contraire,  ne  peut 
exceder  trente  jours,  les  Etats  en  litige 
cessent  tout  rapport  direct  an  sujet  du 
conflit,  lequel  est  considere  comme  defere 
exclusivement  aux  Puissances  media- 
trices. Celles-ci  doivent  appliquer  tous 
leurs  efforts  a  regler  le  differend. 

En  cas  de  rupture  effective  des  relations 
pacifiques,  ces  Puissances  demeurent 
chargees  de  la  mission  commune  de 
profiter  de  toute  occasion  pour  retablir  la 
paix. 

Titre  III. — Des  Commissions  Interna- 
tionales d'Enquete. 

Article  9. 

Dans  les  litiges  d'ordre  international 
n'engageant  ni  rhouneur  ni  des  interets 
essentiels  et  provenant  d'une  divergence 
d'appreciation  sur  des  points  de  fait,  les 
Puissances  signataires  jugent  utile  que 
les  Parties  qui  n'auraient  pu  se  mettre 
d'accord  par  les  voies  diploniatiques  ins- 
titnent,  en  tant  que  les  circonstances  le 
permettront,  une  Commission  Interna- 
tionale d'enquete  chargee  de  faciliter  la 
solution  de  ces  litiges  en  eclaircissant,  par 
un  examen  impartial  et  consciencieux,  les 
questions  de  fait. 

Article  10. 


cumstances  allow,  of  special  mediation  in 
the  following  form  : — 

In  case  of  a  serious  difference  endan- 
gering the  peace,  the  States  at  variance 
choose  respectively  a  Power,  to  whom 
they  intrust  the  mission  of  entering  into 
direct  communication  with  the  Power 
chosen  on  the  other  side,  with  the  objei  t 
of  preventing  the  rupture  of  pacific  rela- 
tions. 

For  the  period  of  this  mandate,  tin 
term  of  which,  unless  otherwise  stipu- 
lated, cannot  exceed  thirty  days,  tie- 
States  in  conflict  cease  from  all  direcl 
communication  on  the  subject  of  the  dis- 
pute, which  is  regarded  as  referred  exclu- 
sively to  the  mediating  Powers,  who  must 
use  their  best  efforts  to  settle  it. 

In  case  of  a  definite  rupture  of  pacifi. 
relations,  these  Powers  are  charged  with 
the  joint  task  of  taking  advantage  of  any 
opportunity  to  restore  peace. 

Title    III. — On    International    Com- 
missions of  Inquiry. 

Article  IX. 

In  differences  of  an  international  na- 
ture involving  neither  honour  nor  vital 
interests,  and  arising  from  a  difference  of 
opinion  on  points  of  fact,  the  Signatory 
Powers  recommend  that  the  parties,  win. 
have  not  been  able  to  comr  to  an  agree- 
ment by  means  of  diplomacy,  should  as 
far  as  circumstances  allow,  institute  an 
International  Commission  of  Inquiry,  to 
facilitate  a  solution  of  these  differ- 
by  elucidating  the  facts  by  means  of  an 
impartial  and  conscientious  investigation. 

Article  X. 


Les  Commissions  internationales  d'en-  The  International  Commissions  of  In- 

quete   sont  constitutes    par    convention  quiry   are  constituted  by  special   agree- 

speciale  entre  les  Parties  en  litige.  ruent  between  the  parties  in  conflict. 

La  convention  d'enquete   precis.-    lea  The  Convention  for  an  inquiry  defines 

faits  a  examiner  etl'etendue  des  pouvoirs  1 1 1 « -  facts  to  be  examined  and  the  extent 

des  commissaires.  of  the  Commissioners'  powers . 


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Bile  regie  la  procedure,  ii  settles  the  procedure. 

L'enqufite  .1  lieu  oontradictoirement.  <»n  the  Inquiry  both  ehlee  must  be  beard. 

1  1  I  : ....   ■;  let  delaifl  a  observer,  en  The  form  and  the  periods  to  be  ob- 

lant  qu'ila  oe  -nt  pas  fixes  par  la  con-  served,  if  not  Btated  in  tin-  inquiry  Con- 

\i  iitn.ii  d'enqudte,  ton!  deti  rmines  par  vention,  are  decided  by  the  Coniniission 

mmission  elle-meme.  itself. 


Ami'  1  b  11. 


Article  XI. 


Lea  Commissions  Internationales  d'en-  The  International  Commissions  of  In- 

qudte  -« >r»t  fonneea,  aaul  stipulation  con-  quiry  are  formed,  unless  otherwise  stipu- 

traire,   de   la    maniere    d6termin6e    par  lated,  In    the   manner   fixed   by  Article 

1'article  32  de  le  presents  Uonvention.  XXXII  of  the  present  convention. 


\K1K1.E    12. 

Lea  Puissances  en  liti^e  B'engagent  a. 
fournir  a  la  Commission  Internationale 
d'enquete,  dans  la  plus  large  meeure 
qu'Elles  jugeront  possible,  t..us  lee  moy- 
ens  <  t  Urates  les  facilites  aecessairee  pour 
la  connaissanoe  complete  et  I'apprecia- 
tion  exacte  'les  faite  en  question. 

Article  13. 

I. a  1  '<>nimission  intcrnationaled'enquete 
presi  nte  aux  Puissances  en  liti^e  son  rap- 
port si^ne  par  to  us  les  membres  dela  Com- 
mission. 

Article  h. 

La  rapport  de  la  Commission  Interna- 
tionale d'enqufite,  limits'  a  la  constatation 
des  fait-,  n'a  nullement  le  caractere  il'une 
sentence  arbitrate.  11  laisse  aux  Puis- 
-  en  litige  one  entiere  liberty  pour 
Is  suite  a  donner  a  cette  constatation. 

Titlk   IV. — De    [.'Arbitrage    Interna- 
tional. 

Chapitre  I.—Ih  In  Justice  Arbitrate. 

Article  15. 


Article  XII. 

The  powers  in  dispute  engage  to  supply 
the  International  Commission  of  Inquiry, 

as  fully  as  they  may  think  possible,  with 
all  means  and  facilities  necessary  to  ena- 
ble it  to  be  completely  acquainted  with 
and  to  accurately  understand  the  facts  in 
question. 

Article  XIII. 

The  International  Commission  of  In- 
quiry communicates  its  Keport  to  the 
conflicting  Powers,  signed  by  all  the 
members  of  the  Commission. 

Article  XIV. 

The  report  of  the  International  Commis- 
sion of  Inquiry  is  limited  to  a  statement 
of  facts,  and  has  in  no  way  the  character 
of  an  Arbitral  Award.  It  leaves  the  con- 
flicting Powers  entire  freedom  as  to  the 
effect  to  he  given  to  this  statement. 

Title    IV. — On    International    Arbi- 
tration. 

Chapter  I. — On  the  System  of  Arbitration. 

Article  XV. 


L'arbitrage  Internationa]  a  pour  objet  International  arbitration  has  for  its  ob- 

le  reglement  de  litiges  entre  les  (Stats  par  ject  the  settlement  of  differences  between 

des  Jugesde  leurchoix  el  snrla  basedu  states  by  judges  of  their  own  choice,  and 

•  'lu  droit.  on  the  basis  of  respect  for  law. 


Article  16. 


Article  XVI. 


Dans  les  questions  d'ordre  Juridique,  et  In  questions  of  a  legal  nature,  and 
•n  premier  lieu  dans  les  (|nestionsd"inter-  especially  in  the  interpretation  or  appli- 
pretation  on  d'application  des  conventions    cation  of  International  Conventions,  axbi- 


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interuationalcs,   l'arbitrage   est   reconnu  tration   is  recognized   by  the   Signatory 

par  les  Puissances  signataires  comme  le  Powers  as  the  most  effective,  and  at  the 

moyen  le  plus  efficace  et  en  meme  temps  same  time  the  most  equitable,  means  of 

le  plus  equitable  de  regler  les  litiges  qui  settling  disputes   which    diplomacy  has 

n'ont  pas  ete  resolus  par  les  voies  diplo-  failed  to  settle. 
matiques. 

Article  17.  Article  XVII. 

La  convention  d'arbitrage  est  conclue  The  Arbitration  Convention  is  con- 
pour  des  contestations  dejk  nees  ou  pour  eluded  for  questions  already  existing  or 
des  contestations  eventuelles.  for  questions  which  may  arise  eventually. 

Elle  peut  concerner  tout  litige  ou  seule-  It  may  embrace  any  dispute  or  only  dis- 

ment  les    litiges  d'une  categoric  deter-  putes  of  a  certain  category, 
minee. 


Article  18. 


Article  XVIII. 


La  convention  d'arbitrage  implique  The  Arbitration  Convention  implies 
l'engagement  de  se  soumettre  de  bonne  the  engagement  to  submit  loyally  to  the 
foi  a  la  sentence  arbitrate.  Award. 


Article  19. 

Independamment  des  traites  generaux 
ou  particuliers  qui  stipulent  actuellement 
r obligation  du  recours  a  l'arbitrage  polit- 
ies Puissances  signataires,  ces  Puissances 
se  reservent  de  conclure,  soit  avant  la  rati- 
fication du  present  Acte,  soit  posterieure- 
ment,  des  accords  uouveaux,  generaux  ou 
particuliers,  en  vue  d'etendre  l'arbitrage 
obligatoire  a  tous  les  cas  qu'Elles  jugeront 
possible  de  lui  soumettre. 


Article  XIX. 

Independently  of  general  or  private 
Treatise  expressly  stipulating  recourse  to 
arbitration  as  obligatory  on  the  Signatory 
Powers,  these  Powers  reserve  to  them- 
selves the  right  of  concluding,  either  be- 
fore the  ratification  of  the  present  Act  or 
later,  new  Agreements,  general  or  private, 
with  a  view  to  extending  obligatory  arbi- 
tration to  all  cases  which  they  may  con- 
sider it  possible  to  submit  to  it. 


CHAPITBB    II.— De   la    Cour    Permanente    Chapter  II. — On  the  Permanent  Court  of 
(/'  Arbitrage.  Arbitration. 

Article  XX. 


Article  20. 

Dans  le  but  de  faciliter  le  recours  im- 
mediat  a  l'arbitrage  pour  les  diffe  rends 
internationaux  qui  n'ont  pu  etre  regies 
par  la  voie  diplomatique,  les  Puissances 
signataires  s'engagent  a  organizer  une 
Cour  permanente  d'arbitrage,  accessible 
en  tout  temps  et  fonctionnant,  sauf  stipu- 
lation contrairedes  Parties,  conformement 
aux  Regies  de  procedure  inserees  dans  la 
presente  Convention. 

AllTKI.K    21. 


With  the  object  of  facilitating  an  im- 
mediate recourse  to  arbitration  for  inter- 
national differences,  which  it  has  not  been 
possible  to  settle  by  diplomacy,  the  Sig- 
natory Powers  undertake  to  organize  a 
permanent  Court  of  Arbitration,  accessi- 
ble at  all  times  and  operating,  unless 
otherwise  stipulated  by  the  parties,  in 
accordance  with  the  Rules  of  Procedure 

inserted  in  the  present  Convention. 

Article  xxi. 


La  Cour  permanente  sera  competente       The  Permanent  Court  shall  be  compe- 
pour  tous  leg  ca~  d'arbitrage,  a  moins    tent  for  all  arbitration  cases,  unless  the 


v: 


qu'il  n'y  ait  entente  entre  les  Parties  poui     parties  agree  to  Institute  a  Bpecial  Tri- 
I'etablisseiuent  d'une  Juridictiou  speciale.    bnnal. 


A  1:1  i<  i  I 

in  Bureau  Internationa]  6tabll  k  la 
Hays  serf  de  greffe  a  la  Cour. 

i  !e  Bnrean  eat  rintermfidiaire  di 
municatlons  relativea  aux   reunions   de 
celle-ci. 

II  ;i  la  garde  dee  archives  et  la  gestion 
de  tontea  lea  affaire*  administratives. 

I  i  -  Puissances  signataires  s'engagent  k 
conunnniqner  <u  Bureau  international 
de  l..i  Haye  one  copie  certified  confonne 
de  toute  Btipulation  d'arbitrage  Intervenue 
<  atre  •  •ll<s  el  de  toute  sentence  arbitrate 
oncernant  el  renduepardee  juridic- 
tions  Bpeciales. 

Ellcs  at  a    communiquer  de 

j 1 1 1 •  1 1 1 < •  au  Bureau,  lea  lois,  reglements  «'t 
documents  coustatant  eventuellement 
rexecution  dee  sentences  rendueaparla 
('our. 

\i:i  I.  l  l    23. 

Chaque  Pniaeance  Bignataire  designera, 
dans  lea  tMis  mois  qui  Buivront  la  ratifl- 
u  par  elle  <Im  present  acte,  quatre 
peraonnes  au  plus,  d'une  competence 
reconnue  dans  les  questions  de  droit 
international,  jonissant  do  la  plus  haute 

consideration  morale  et  disposGes  a  ac- 
cepter les  fonctions  d'arbitres. 

Les  peraonnes  ainsi  designees  seront 
inscrites,  au  titre  de  membres  de  la  Cour, 
-ur  ii r i •  -  li~t>-  qui  sera  notifies  a  tontea  hs 
Puissances  signataires  par  les  soius  du 
Bureau. 

Toute  modification  a  la  listc  dee  arbitres 
•  -i  portee,  par  les  Boins  du  Bureau,  a  la 
connaissance  des  Puissances  signataires. 

Dens  mi  plnsieurs  Puissances  pcuvent 
s'entendre  pour  la  designation  en  com- 
mon dun  on  de  plusieurs  membres. 

Lamdme  personne  peul  >'tre  designee 
par  des  Puissant  be  difffin  at  b. 

Les  membres  de  la  Cour  sont  nommes 
poururj  tonne  de  six  ana.  Leur  mandal 
peut  §tre  renouvi  18. 


Article  XXII. 

An  International  Bureau,  established 
at  The  Hague,  serves  as  record  office  for 
the  Court. 

This  Bureau  is  the  channel  for  commu- 
nications relative  to  the  meetings  of  1 1 1  •  • 

Court. 

It  has  the  custody  of  the  archives  ami 
conducts  all  the  administrative  business. 

The  Signatory  Powers  undertake  to 
communicate  to  the  Internationa]  Bureau 

at  The  Hague  a  duly  certified  copy  of  any 
conditions  of  arbitration  arrived  at  be- 
tween  them,  and  of  any  award  concerning 
them  delivered  by  special  Tribunals. 

They  undertake  also  to  communicate  to 
the  Bureau  the  Laws,  Regulations,  and 
documents  eventually  showing  the  exe- 
cution of  the  awards  given  by  the  Court. 

Article  XXIII. 

Within  the  three  months  following  its 
ratification  of  the  present  Act,  each 
Signatory  Power  shall  select  four  persons 
at  the  most,  of  known  competency  in 
questions  of  international  law,  of  tin- 
highest  moral  reputation,  and  disposed  to 
accept  the  duties  of  Arbitrators. 

The  persons  thus  selected  shall  be 
Inscribed,  as  members  of  the  Court,  in  a 
list  which  shall  be  notified  by  the  Bureau 
to  all  the  Signatory  Powers. 

Any  alteration  in  the  list  of  Arbitrators 
is  brought  by  the  Bureau  to  the  knowl- 
edge of  the  Signatory  Powers. 

Two  or  more  Powers  may  agree  on  the 
selection  in  common  of  one  or  more 
members. 

The  same  person  can  be  selected  by 
different  Powers. 

The  Members  of  the  Court  are  ap- 
pointed for  a  term  of  six  years.  Their 
appointments  can  be  renewed. 


13 


En  cas  de  deces  ou   de  retraite  d'un  In  case  of  the  death  or  retirement  of  a 

meinbre  de  la  Cour,  il  est  pourvu  a  son  member  of  the  Court,  his  place  shall  be 

remplacement  selon  le  mode  fixe  pour  sa  filled  in  accordance  with  the  method  of 

nomination.  his  appointment. 


Article  24. 

Lorsque  les  Puissances  signataires 
veulent  s'adresser  a  la  Cour  permanente 
pour  le  reglement  d'un  differend  survenu 
ntre  elles,  le  choix  des  arbitres  appeles 
a  former  le  Tribunal  competent  pour 
statuer  sur  ce  differend,  doit  etrc  fait 
dans  la  liste  geuerale  des  membres  de  la 
Cour. 

A  defaut  de  constitution  du  Tribunal 
arbitral  parPaccord  immediat  des  Parties, 
il  est  procede  de  la  mauiere  suivante  : 

Chaque  Partie  nomine  deux  arbitres  et 
ceux-ci  choisissent  ensemble  un  sur- 
arbitre. 

En  cas  de  partage  des  voix,  le  choix  de 
surarbitre  est  confie  a  une  Puissance 
tierce,  designee  de  commun  accord  par 
les  Parties. 

Si  l'accord  lie  s*etablit  pas  a  ce  sujet, 
chaque  Partie  designe  une  Puissance 
differente  et  le  choix  du  surarbitre  est 
fait  de  concert  par  les  Puissances  ainsi 
designees. 

Le  Tribunal  etant  ainsi  compose,  les 
parties  notifient  au  Bureau  leur  decision 
de  s'adresser  a  la  Cour  et  les  noms  des 
arbitres. 

Le  Tribunal  arbitral  se  reunit  a  la  date 
fixee  par  les  Parties. 

Les  membres  de  la  Cour,  dans  Fexercice 
de  leurs  fonctions  et  en  dehors  de  leur 
Pays,  jouissent  des  privileges  et  immu- 
nites  diplomatiques. 

Article  25. 

Le  Tribunal  arbitral  siege  d'ordinaire 
a  la  Have. 

Le  siege  ne  peut,  sauf  le  cas  de  force 
majeure,  etre  change  par  le  Tribunal  que 
de  l'assentiment  des  Parties. 

Auticle  26. 

Le  Bureau  international  de  la  Haye  est 
autorise  il  mettre  ses  locaux  et  son  orga- 


Aeticle  XXIV. 

When  the  Signatory  Powers  desire  to 
have  recourse  to  the  Permanent  Court 
for  the  settlement  of  a  difference  that  has 
arisen  between  them,  the  Arbitrators 
called  upon  to  form  the  competent  Tri- 
bunal to  decide  this  difference,  must  be 
chosen  from  the  general  list  of  members 
of  the  Court. 

Failing  the  direct  agreement  of  the 
parties  on  the  composition  of  the  Arbi- 
tration Tribunal,  the  following  course 
shall  be  pursued  : — 

Each  party  appoints  two  Arbitrators, 
and  these  together  choose  an  Umpire. 

If  the  votes  are  equal,  the  choice  of  the 
Umpire  is  intrusted  to  a  third  Power, 
selected  by  the  parties  by  common  accord. 

If  an  agreement  is  not  arrived  at  on 
this  subject,  each  party  selects  a  different 
Power,  and  the  choice  of  the  Umpire  is 
made  in  concert  by  the  Powers  thus 
selected. 

The  Tribunal  being  thus  composed,  the 
parties  notify  to  the  Bureau  their  deter- 
mination to  have  recourse  to  the  Court 
and  the  names  of  the  Arbitrators. 

The  Tribunal  of  Arbitration  assembles 
on  the  date  fixed  by  the  parties. 

The  Members  of  the  Court,  in  the  dis- 
charge of  their  duties  and  out  of  their 
own  country,  enjoy  diplomatic  privileges 
and  immunities. 

Article  XXV. 

The  Tribunal  of  Arbitration  lias  its  or- 
dinary seat  at  The  Hague. 

Except  in  cases  of  necessity,  the  place 
of  session  can  only  be  altered  by  the  Tri- 
bunal with  the  assent  of  the  partio. 

Article  XXVI. 

The  Internationa]  Bureau  at  The 
Eagne  i<  authorized  to  place  it-  premises 


14 


ttion  a  la  disposition  dea  Puiseancee 
signatairea  pour  l>  fonctionnemenl  de 
Urate  jaridiction  speciale  d'ai  bil  • 

La  juridiction  de  la  Com  permanente 
peal  8tre  6tendue,  dans  lea  conditions 
ritea  par  lee  Eteglementa,  aux  Utigea 
existant  entre  dea  Poisaancee  non  - 
-  on  antra  dea  Puissani  ea  Bignal 
et  dea  Puissancea  non  BignataJres,  aJ  l<  - 
Parties  Bonl  oonvenuea  de  reconrir  a 
<■'  tte  juridiction. 

v  11 1- 1 «  1 1  27. 

Lee  Pniaaancea  algnatalree  conaiderent 
comme  on  devoir,  dana  le  caa  on  on  con- 
flit  aign  menacerait  d'eclater  entre  deux 
on  plnaienra  d'entre  Elles,  de  rappeler  a 
»-cl  qne  la  Conr  permanente  lenr  eat 
tie. 

oaeqnence,  Ellea  declarent  que  le 
fait  de  rappeler  aux  Partiee  en  confiil  lea 
diapoaitiona  de  la  preaente  Convention,  at 
le  conaeil  donn6,  dana  I'interdt  Bupfirieur 
de  la  palx,  de  a'adreaser  a  la  Conr  perma- 
nente ne  penvent  £tre  considerea  qne 
comme  actea  'it-  Bons  Offices. 

Aktici.k  28. 

I  n  c.>nv,ii  administratif  permanent 
<  •  •iii|k>s6  des  represeutitnts  diiilomatiqnea 

-  Pniaaancea  Bignatairea  accreditee  a  la 
Baye  et  dn  Miniatre  dea  Affaires  Etran- 
geres  dea  Paya-Baa  <nii  remplira  lcs  fonc- 

tioiis  de  President,  sera  constitute  dans 
cette  vilK-  le  plus  tot  possible  apri-s  la 
ratification  dn  present  Acta  par  neuf 
Puissances  au  iin  >i  r i - . 

Oe  Conaeil  sera  charge  d'dtablir  et 
d'organiaer  le  Bureau  International,  le- 

<in<d  deineurera  sons  sa  direction  et  sous 

son  contrOle. 

II  notifiera  anx  Pniaaancea  la  constitu- 
tion de  la  Cour  et  pourvoira  ii  l'installa- 
tion  ile  celle-cl. 

Harrdteraeon  reglement  d'ordreaJnai 
que  touaautrea  reglemente  nteeaaairea. 

II  decidara  toutee  lea  queetiona  adminia- 
trativea  qui  pourraienl  aurgir  toucbant 
le  fonctionnement  de  la  Cour. 


and  it-  -t;iff  at  the  diapoaal  of  the  Sigua- 
torj  Powera  for  the  operations  of  any 
special  Hoard  of  Arbitration. 

The  jurisdiction  of  the  Permanent 
Court,  may,  within  the  conditions  laid 
down  In  the  Regulations,  i"j  extended  to 
diaputea  between  non-Signatory  Powera, 
or  between  Signatory  Powera  and  non- 
Bignatory  Powers,  if  the  partiee  an 
I  ..ii  recourse  to  this  Tribunal. 

AUTICLE   XXVII. 

The  Signatory  Towers  consider  it  their 
duty,  if  a  serious  dispute  threatens  to 
break  out  between  two  or  more  of  them. 
to  remind  these  latter  that  the  Perma- 
nent I  krart  i>  open  to  them. 

Consequently,  they  declare  that  the  fact 
of  reminding  the  conflicting  parties  of  the 
provisions  of  the  present  Convention,  and 
the  advice  given  to  them,  in  the  highest 
interests  of  peace,  to  have  recourse  to  the 
Permanent  Court,  can  only  be  regarded 
as  friendly  actions. 

Article  XXVIII. 

A  Permanent  Administrative  Council, 
composed  of  the  Diplomatic  Representa- 
tives of  the  Signatory  Powers  accredited 
to  The  Hague  and  of  the  Netherland 
.Minister  for  Foreign  Affairs,  who  will  act 
as  President,  shall  be  instituted  in  this 
town  as  soon  as  possible  after  the  ratifi- 
cation of  the  present  Act  by  at  least  nine 

Powers. 

This  Council  will  be  charged  with  the 
establishment  and  organization  of  the 
International  Bureau,  which  will  be  under 
its  direction  and  control. 

It  will  notify  to  the  Powers  the  con- 
stitution of  the  Court  and  will  provide 
for  its  installation. 

It  will  settle  its  Rules  of  Procedure  and 
all  other  necessary  Herniations. 

It  will  decide  all  questions  of  adminis- 
tration which  may  arise  with  regard  to 
the  operations  of  the  Court. 


15 


II  aura  tout pouvoir quant  a  la  nomi- 
nation, la  suspension  ou  la  revocation  des 
fonctionnaires  et  employes  du  Bureau. 

II  fixers  lea  traitementa  et  salaires  et 

contrOlera  la  depense  generate. 

La  presence  de  cinq  membres  dans  les 
reunions  dument  convoquees  suffit  pour 
perrnettre  au  Conseil  de  deliberer  valable- 
ment.  Les  decisions  sout  prises  a  la  ma- 
jority dea  voix. 

Le  Conseil  communique  sans  delai  aux 
Puissances  signataires  les  regtements 
adoptes  par  lui.  II  leur  adresse  chaque 
annee  un  rapport  sur  les  travaux  de  la 
Cour,  sur  le  fonctionnement  des  services 
administratifs  et  sur  lea  depenses. 

Article  29. 


It  will  have  entire  control  over  the 
appointment,  suspension  or  dismissal  of 
the  officials  and  employes  of  the  Bureau. 

It  will  fix  the  payments  and  salaries, 
and  control  the  general  expenditure. 

At  meetings  duly  summoned  the  pres- 
ence of  five  members  is  sufficient  to  render 
valid  the  discussions  of  the  Council.  The 
decisions  are  taken  by  a  majority  of  rotes. 

The  Council  communicates  to  the  Sig- 
natory Powers  without  delay  the  Regula- 
tions adopted  by  it.  It  furnishes  them 
with  an  annual  Beport  on  the  labours  of 
the  Court,  the  working  of  the  administra- 
tion, and  the  expenses. 

Article  XXIX. 


Les  frais  du  Bureau  aeront  supported  The  expenses  of  the  Bureau  shall  be 

par  les    Puissances    signataires   dans    la  borne   by  the  Signatory  Powers   in   the 

proportion  etablie  pour  le  Bureau  inter-  proportion    fixed    for    the    International 

national  de  1' Union  postale  uuiverselle.  Bureau  of  the  Universal  Postal  Union. 


ChapitreIII. — Dela  Procedure  Arbitrate.        Chapter  III. — On  Arbitral  Procedure. 
Article  30.  Article  XXX. 


En  vue  de  favoriser  le  developpement 
de  l'arbitrage,  les  Puissances  signataires 
ont  arrete  les  l'egles  suivantes  qui  seront 
applicables  a  la  procedure  arbitrate,  en 
tant  que  les  Parties  ne  sont  pas  conve- 
nues  d'autres  regies. 

Article  31. 

Les  Puissances  qui  recourent  a  l'arbi- 
trage siguent  un  acte  special  (compromis) 
dans  lequel  sont  nettement  determines 
l'objet  du  litige  ainsi  que  l'etendue  des 
pouvoirs  des  arbitres.  Cet  acte  implique 
l'engagement  des  Parties  de  se  soumettre 
de  bonne  foi  a  la  sentence  arbitrale. 

Article  32. 

Les  fonctious  arbitrates  peuvent  6tre 

conferees  k  un  arbitre  unique  ou  k  plu- 
sieurs  arbitres  designes  par  les  Parties  a 
leur  gr6,  ou  choisis  par  Elles  parmi  les 
membres  de  la  Cour  permanente  d'arbi- 
trage  etablie  par  le  present  Acte. 


With  a  view  to  encourage  the  develop- 
ment of  arbitration,  the  Signatory  Powers 
have  agreed  on  the  following  Bules  which 
shall  be  applicable  to  arbitral  procedure, 
unless  other  rules  have  been  agreed  on 
by  the  parties. 

Article  XXXI. 

The  Powers  who  have  recourse  to  ar- 
bitration sign  a  special  Act  ("Com- 
promis"), in  which  the  subject  of  the 
difference  is  clearly  defined,  as  well  as 
the  extent  of  the  Arbitrators'  powers. 
This  Act  implies  the  undertaking  of  the 
parties  to  submit  loyally  to  the  award. 

Article  XXXII. 

The  duties  of  Arbitrator  may  be  con- 
ferred on  one  Arbitrator  alone  or  ou  sev- 
eral Arbitrators  selected  by  the  parties  as 
they  please,  or  chosen  by  them  from  the 
members  of  the  Permanent  Court  of  Ar- 
bitration established  by  the  present  Act. 


16 


\  ik'faul  de  < . >i i -i 1 1 n t i ■  >ii  'in  Tribunal 
par  I'acoord  Immedial  dea  Parties,  il  esl 
le*  de  la  msniere  Buivante: 

Chaque  Partle  Domme  deux  arbitrea 
M\-i'i  choialBsent  ensemble  an  snr- 
nrbltre. 

En  caa  de  partage  dea  \"i\.  le  choix  de 
Burarbitre  eel  confle*  h  one  Puissance 
tierce,  designee  de  common  accord  par 

-  Pai ii'  i. 

Bi  l'accord  De  B'etablM  pas  a  cesujet, 
cbaqne  Partle  designe  one  Puissance  dif- 
ferente  <  t  )■■  choix  du  rararbitre  est  fait 
de    conceri     par    lea    Pulssancea    ainsi 

ARTICLE  S3. 

Lorsqn'un  Souverain  ou  an  Chefd'Etat 
i  -t  choisi  pour  arbitre,  la  procedure  arbi- 
tral est  regl6e  par  Lui. 

A  Kl  ICLK  34. 


Failing  the  constitution  of  the  Tri- 
bunal by  direct  agreement  between  tin- 
parties,  the  following  course  shall  be 
pursued : 

Eacb  party  appoints  two  arbitrators, 
and  these  latter  together  choose  an  Um- 
pire. 

In  case  of  equal  voting,  the  choice  "f 
the  Umpire  is  intrusted  to  a  third  Power, 
minted  by  the  parties  l>y  common  ac- 
cord. 

If  no  agreement  is  arrived  at  on  this 
subject,  each  party  selects  a  different 
Power,  and  the  choice  of  the  Umpire  is 
made  in  concert  by  the  Powers  thus  se- 
lected. 

Amicus  XXXIII. 

When  a  Sovereign  or  the  Chief  of  a 
state  is  chosen  as  Arbitrator,  the  arbitral 
procedure  is  settled  by  him. 

Article  XXXIV. 


Le  Burarbitre  est  de  droit  President  du  The  Umpire  is  by  right  President  of  the 

Tribunal.  Tribunal. 

Lorsque  le  Tribunal  ne  comprend  paa  When  the  Tribunal  does  not  include  an 

de  Burarbitre  il    nomme    lui-mSme  son  Umpire,  it  appoints  its  own  President. 
president. 

Article  35.  Article  XXXV. 

En  cas  de  d6ces,  de  demission  ou  d'em-  in  case  of  the  death,  retirement,  or 

1 1 n-ii t ,   pour  quelque   cause  que  ce  disability  from  any  cause  of  one  of  the 

-iiit.de  Pun  des arbitres,  il  est  pourvu  a  Arbitrators,  his  place  shall  be  rilled  in 

-on  i  emplacement  selou  le  mode  fixe  pour  accordance  with  the  method  of  his  ap- 

-i  Domination.  pointment. 


Article  36. 


Article  XXXVI. 


Le  siege  du  Tribunal  est  designs  par        The  Tribunal's  place  of  session  is  se- 


•  -    Partes.      A  defaut  de  cette  designa- 
tion ]c  Tribunal  siege  a  la  Have. 

be  si. -tre  ainsi  fixe  ne  pent,  sauf  le  caa 
de  force  majeure,  ttre  change  par  le 
Tribunal  que  de  l'assentiment  des  Parties. 

Am  [cle  '■'>'. 


lected  by  the  parties.     Failing  this  selec- 
tion the  Tribunal  sits  at  The  Hague. 

The  place  thus  fixed  cannot,  except  in 
case  of  necessity,  be  changed  by  the  Tri- 
bunal without  the  assent  of  the  parties. 

Article  XXXVII. 


Lea  Parties  ont  le  droit  de  nommer  an-  The  parties  have  the  right  to  appoint 
pros  du  Tribunal  desdelegues  ou  agenta  delegates  or  special  agents  to  attend  the 
ipecianx.  a\..  la  mission  de  servir  d'in-  Tribunal,  for  the  purpose  of  serving  as 
term6diaires  entre  Elles  et  le  Tribunal,        intermediaries   between    them   and    the 

Tribunal. 


1 


Kilo  s(/nt  en  outre  autoris£es  a  charger 
de  la  defense  de  leurs  droits  et  interets 
levant  le  Tribunal,  des  conseils  ou  avo- 
cats  nommes  par  Elles  a  cet  effet. 

Article  38. 
I.e  tribunal  decide  du  ehoix  lies  iangues 
dont  il  fera  usage  et  dont  l'emploi  sera 
autorise  devant  lui. 

Article  39. 

La  procedure  arbitrale  comprend  en 
regie  generate  deux  phases  distinctes : 
1  instruction  et  les  debats. 

L'instruction  consiste  dans  la  coinmu- 
nication  faite  par  les  agents  respectifs, 
aux  membres  du  Tribunal  et  a  la  Partie 
adverse,  de  tous  actes  imprirues  ou  ecrits 
et  de  tous  documents  coutenant  les  moy- 
ena  invoques  dans  la  cause.  Cette  cora- 
munication  aura  lieu  dans  la  forme  et 
dans  les  delais  determines  par  le  Tri- 
bunal en  vertu  de  1'article  49. 

Les  debats  consistent  dans  le  develop- 
pement  oral  des  moyens  des  Parties  de- 
v,mt  le  Tribunal. 

Article  40. 

Toute  piece  produite  par  l'une  des  Par- 
ties doit  etre  communiquee  a  l'autre 
Partie. 

Article  41. 

Les  debats  sont  diriges  par  le  President. 

lis  ne  sont  publics  qu'en  vertu  d'une 
decision  du  Tribunal,  prise  avec  l'assen- 
timent  des  Parties. 

lis  sont  consignee  dans  des  proces- 
verbaux  rediges  par  des  secretaires  que 
nomme  le  President.  Cesproces-verbaux 
ont  seuls  caractere  authentique. 

\l;l  ni.K  42. 

L'instruction  etant  close,  le  Tribunal 

:i  !<■  droit  d'eearterdu  debat  tous  actes  OU 

documents  nouveaux  qu'une  des  Parties 
voudrait  lui  soumettre  >ans  le  consente- 
ment  de  l'autre. 


They  are  further  authorized  to  retain, 
for  the  defense  of  their  riirhts  ami  inter- 
ests before  the  Tribunal,  counsel  or  advo- 
cates appointed  by  them  for  this  purpose. 

Article  XXXVIII. 

The  Tribunal  decides  on  the  choice  of 
languages  to  be  used  by  itself,  and  to  be 
authorized  for  use  before  it. 

Article  XXXIX. 

As  a  general  rule  the  arbitral  procedure 
comprises  two  distinct  phases ;  prelimi- 
nary examination  and  discussion. 

Preliminary  examination  consists  in  the 
communication  by  the  respective  agents 
to  the  members  of  the  Tribunal  and  to 
the  opposite  party  of  all  printed  or  writ- 
ten Acts  and  of  all  documents  containing 
the  arguments  invoked  in  the  case.  This 
communication  shall  be  made  in  the  form 
and  within  the  periods  fixed  by  the  Tri- 
bunal in  accordance  with  Article  XLIX. 

Discussion  consists  in  the  oral  develop- 
ment before  the  Tribunal  of  the  argu- 
ments of  the  parties. 

Article  XL. 

Every  document  produced  by  one  party 
must  be  communicated  to  the  other  party. 

Article  XLI. 

The  discussions  are  under  the  direction 
of  the  President. 

They  are  only  public  if  it  be  s< >  decided 
by  the  Tribunal,  with  the  assent  of  the 
parties. 

They  are  recorded  in  the  proct8~verbaux 
drawn  up  by  the  Secretaries  appointed  bj 
the  President.  These proci&verbaux  alone 
have  an  authentic  character. 

Article  XLII. 

When  the  preliminary  examination  Is 
concluded,  the  Tribunal  has  the  tight  t. 
refuse  discussion  of  all  fresh  Acts  or  doc- 
uments which  one  party  may  desire  t" 
submit  to  it  without  the  consent  of  the 
other  party. 


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i  .  I'i  [banal  demeare  Ubre  de  prendre 
en  consideration  lea  actee  ou  documents 
nouveanx  sur  lesquels  lee  agents  oucon- 
Bella  dea  Partiea  appelleraienl  son  atten- 
tion. 

Km  ce  t  as,  ).  Trlbnnal  a  le  droit  de 
requ6rir  la  production  de  cea  actea  ou 
documents,  Bauf  ['obligation  d'en  donner 
connaissance  a  la  Partie  adi 

\  I.  I  li    IK     1  I. 


Aim  hi.)-.  XLIII. 

The  Tribunal  is  free  to  take  into  con- 
sideration fresb  Acts  or  documents  t" 
which  its  attention  may  be  drawn  by  the 
agents  or  counsel  of  the  parties. 

In  this  case,  tin- Tribunal  has  the  right 
to  require  the  production  of  these  Acts  or 
documents,  bul  is  obliged  to  make  them 
known  to  the  opposite  party. 

Article  XLIV. 


Le  Tribunal  pent,  en  outre,  requfirir  The  Tribunal  can,  besides,  require  from 

gents  dea   Parties  la  production  de  the  agents  of  the  parties  the  production 

toua  actea  el  demander  toutes  explications  of  all  Acts,  and  can  demand  all  necessary 

necessaires.     En  cas  de  refus  le  Tribunal  explanations.    In   case   of   refusal,  the 

en  prend  acte.  Tribunal  takes  note  of  it. 


AiiThi.i:  46. 

gents  el  lea  conseils  dea  Parties 
-•■lit  autorises  a  presenter  oralement  au 
Tribunal  toua  lea  moyens  qu'ils  jugent 
utiles  a  la  defense  de  leur  cause 

Article  46. 

lis  ont  le  droit  de  soulever  dea  excep- 
tions el  incidents.  Lea  decisions  <lu  Tri- 
bunal Mir  ccs  points  sont  definitives  et  ae 
peuveni  donner  lieu  a  aucune  discussion 
ulterieure. 

Article  47. 

Lea  membrea  du  Tribunal  ont  le  droit 
de  poser  des  questions  aux  agents  et  aux 
conseils  dea  Partiea  et  de  leur  demander 
dea  eclaircissementa  sur  les  points  dou- 
teux. 

Ni  lee  questions  posees,  ni  les  observa- 
tions faitea  par  lea  membrea  du  Tribunal 
pendanl  le  coure  des  debate  ue  peuvent 
Stre  regardgea  comme  I'expression  des 
opinions  dn  Tribunal  en  general  ou  de 
sea  membrea  en  particulier. 

Aim  mm 

Le  Tj  ibunai  esl  autorise'  a  determiner 

ni  1 1.  ii-in  .-  en   Interpretant   le  com- 

promis  ainsl  >i"''  les  autrea  traitea  <iui 

i  ni  etre  tnvoqufis  dana  la  matien  .  el 


Article  XLV. 

The  agents  and  counsel  of  the  parties 
are  authorized  to  present  orally  to  the 
Tribunal  all  the  arguments  they  may 
think  expedient  in  defence  of  their  i 

Article  XLVI. 

They  have  the  light  to  raise  objections 
ami  points.  The  decision-  of  the  Tri- 
bunal on  those  points  are  final,  ami  can- 
not form  the  subject  of  any  subsequent 
discussion. 

Article  XLVII. 

The  members  of  the  Tribunal  have  the 
right  to  put  questions  to  the  agents  and 

counsel  of  the  parties,  and  to  demand  ex- 
planations from  them  on  doubtful  points. 

Neither  the  questions  put  nor  the  re- 
marks made  by  members  of  the  Tribunal 
during  the  discussion-  can  be  regarded  as 
an  expression  of  opinion  by  the  Tribunal 
in  general,  or  by  it-  members  in  par- 
ticular. 

Article  xlviii. 

The  Tribunal  i-  authorized  to  declare 
its  competence  In  Interpreting  the  "  <  lom- 
promis"  a<  well  as  the  other  Treaties 
which  may  be  invoked  in  the  case,  and  in 


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en  appliquant  les  principes  du  droit  inter-    applying  the  principles  of  international 
national.  law. 

Article  49.  Article  XLIX. 


Le  Tribunal  a  le  droit  de  rendre  des 
ordonnances  de  procedure  pour  la  direc- 
tion du  proces,  de  determiner  les  formes 
et  delais  dans  lesquels  chaque  Partie 
devra  prendre  ses  conclusions  et  de  pro- 
cefier  a  toutes  les  formalites  que  comporte 
['administration  des  preuves. 

Article  50. 


The  Tribunal  has  the  right  to  issue 
Rules  of  Procedure  for  the  conduct  of  the 
case,  to  decide  the  tonus  and  periods 
within  which  each  party  must  conclude 
its  arguments,  and  to  arrange  all  the  for- 
malities required  for  dealing  with  the 
evidence. 

Article  L. 


Les  agents  et  les  conseils  des  Parties  When  the  agents  and  counsel  of  the 
ayant  presente  tous  les  eclairclssements  parties  have  submitted  all  explanations 
et  preuves  a  l'appui  de  leur  cause,  le  and  evidence  in  support  of  their  case,  the 
President  prononce  la  cloture  des  debats.     President     pronounces     the    discussion 

closed. 
Article  51.  Article  LI. 


Les  deliberations  du  Tribunal  out  lieu 
a  huis  clos.  Toute  decision  est  prise  a 
la  majorite  des  membres  du  Tribunal. 

Le  refus  d'un  membre  de  prendre  part 
au  vote  doit  etre  constate  dans  le  proces- 
verbal. 

Article  52. 

La  sentence  arbitrate,  votee  a  la  ma- 
jorite des  voix,  est  motivee.  Elle  est 
redigee  par  ecrit  et  signee  par  chacun  des 
membres  du  Tribunal. 

Ceux  des  membres  qui  sont  restes  en 
minorite  peuvent  constater,  en  signant, 
leur  dissentiment. 

Article  53. 

La  sentence  arbitrale  est  lue  en  seance 
publique  du  Tribunal,  les  agents  et  les 
conseils  de  Parties  presents  ou  d anient 
appeles. 

Article  54. 


The  deliberations  of  the  Tribunal  take 
place  in  private.  Every  decision  is  taken 
by  a  majority  of  members  of  the  Tribunal. 

The  refusal  of  a  member  to  vote  must 
be  recorded  in  the  proces-verbal. 

Article  LII. 

The  award,  given  by  a  majority  of 
votes,  is  accompanied  by  a  statement  of 
reasons.  It  is  drawn  up  in  writing  and 
signed  by  each  member  of  the  Tribunal. 

Those  members  who  are  in  the  minority 
may  record  their  dissent  when  signing. 

Article  LIII. 

The  award  is  read  out  at  a  public  meet- 
ing of  the  Tribunal,  the  agents  and  coun- 
sel of  the  parties  being  present,  or  duh 
summoned  to  attend. 

Article  LIV. 


La    sentence    arbitrale,    dument    pro-  The  award,  duly  pronounced  and  noti- 

nonceeet  notitiee  aux  agents  des  Parties  tied  to  the  agents  of  the  parties  at  vari- 

en   litige  decide  definitivement  et  sans  ance,  puts  an  end  to  the  dispute  definitely 

appel  la  contestation.  and  without  appeal. 


Article  55. 


Article  i.y. 


Les  Parties  pi-11  vent  so  reserver  dans  le  The  parties  can  reserve  in  the"Com- 
compromls  de  demander  la  revision  de  la  promis  "  the  right  to  demand  the  re\  ision 
-  ntence  arbitrale.  of  the  award. 


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Dans  ■  •   ■  as  •  i  sauf   convention   <  "n- 
traire,  la  demande  doll  6tre  adroaoce  an 
Tribunal  qui  a  rendu  la  lentence.    Elle 
in-  pent  6tre  motivee  que  par  la  decou- 
verte  il'mi  fait  aouTean  qui  eut  6t6  de 
nature  s  exercer  ane  Influence  decisive 
sur  la  sentence  et  qui,  Ion  de  la  cldture 
li  -  debate,  6talt  Inconnn  du  tribunal  lui- 
m£me  el  de  la  Partie  qui  a  demande*  la 
•  \  i -ion. 
La  procedure  de  revision  ne  pent  Stre 
rte  que  par  une  decision  du  Tribunal 
constatanl   Bxpressement   ('existence  du 
fait  nouveau,  lui  reconnaiasant  lescarac- 
teree  prevus  par  le   paragraphs  prece- 
dent et  declarant  a  ce  titre  la  demande 
•  Mi'. 
mpromis  determine  le  dfilai  dans 
lequel  la  demande  de  revision  doit  Stre 
f>rm£e. 

Article  56. 

I  .  sentence  arbitrale  n'est  obligatoire 
que  pour  lea  Parties  qui  ont  conclu  le 
compromis. 

Li>rsi|u"ii  >'a^it  de  l1nterpre*tation 
d'une  convention  a  laquelle  ont  participe' 
dnutree  Puissances  que  les  Parties  en 
litige,  celles-ci  notifient  aux  premieres  le 
compromis  qu'eilee  ont  conclu.  Chacune 
de  ces  Puissances  a  le  droit  d'intervenir 
ku  proces.  Si  une  on  plusieurs  d'entre 
•  Hi-  i. nt  profits  de  cette  faculty,  Inter- 
pretation contenue  dans  la  sentence  est 
egalement  obligatoire  a  leuregard. 

ARTICLE   57. 


in  tin-  case,  and  unless  there  be  ttn 
agreement  to  the  contrary,  the  demand 
must  be  addressed  ti>  the  Tribunal  which 

pronounced  the  award.  It  can  only  I" 
made  on  the  ground  of  the  discovery  >>f 
some  new  fact  calculated  to  exercise  a 
decisive  influence  on  the  award,  and 
which,  at  the  time  the  discussion  was 
closed,  was  unknown  to  the  Tribunal  and 
t<>  tin-  party  demanding  the  revision. 

Proceedings  for  revision  can  only  In- 
instituted  by  a  decision  of  the  Tribunal 
expressly  recording  the  existence  of  the 
new  fact,  recognizing  in  it  the  character 
described  in  the  foregoing  paragraph, 
and  declaring  the  demand  admissible  on 
this  ground. 

The  "Compromis"  fixes  the  period 
within  which  the  demand  for  revision 
must  be  made. 

Article  LVI. 

The  award  is  only  binding  on  the  par- 
ties who  concluded  the  "Compromis." 

When  there  is  a  question  of  interpret- 
ing a  Convention  to  which  Powers  other 
than  those  concerned  in  the  dispute  are 
parties,  the  latter  notify  to  the  former 
the  "Compromis"  they  have  concluded. 
Each  of  these  Powers  has  the  right  to 
intervene  in  the  case.  If  one  or  more 
of  them  avail  themselves  of  this  right, 
the  interpretation  contained  in  the  award 
is  equally  biudiug  on  them. 

Article  LVII. 


Chaque  Partie supporte see propresfrals        Each  party  pays  its  own  expenses  and 
.  t  une  pari  egale  dee  fraia  du  Tribunal.        an  equal  share  of  those  of  the  Tribunal. 


Disposition*  [/•  in'rales. 
Article  58. 

I. a  presente  Convention  sera  ratifies 

le  I'lo-  i>n  f  delai  possible. 
Les  ratifications  seronl  deposes  k  la 

II  aye. 

II  sera  dresse  du  depot  de  cheque  rati- 
fication mi  proces-verbal,  donl  unecopie, 
ertiflee  confonne,  -  ra  remise  par  la  role 


General  provisions. 

Article  LVIII. 

The  present  Convention  shall  be  rati- 
fied as  Bpeedilv  as  possible. 

Tin-  ratifications  shall  be  deposited  at 
The  Hague. 

A  proofs-verbal  shall  be  drawn  up  re- 
cording the  receipt  of  each  ratification, 
and  a  copy  duly  certified   shall   be   sent. 


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diplomatiqrc  k  toutes  les  Puissances,  qui  through  the  diplomatic  channel,  to  all 
ont  ete  representees  a  la  Conference  In-  the  Powers  who  were  represented  at  the 
ternationale  de  La  Paix  de  la  Have.  International  Peace  Conference  at   The 

Hague, 
Article  59.  Abticxb  lix. 


Les  Puissances  non  signataires  qui  ont 
ete  representees  a  la  Conference  Interna- 
tionale de  la  Paix  pourront  adherer  a  la 
presente  Convention.  Elles  auront  a  cet 
eflet  a  faire  connaitre  leur  adhesion  aux 
Puissances  contractantes,  an  moyeo  d'une 
notification  ecrite,  adressee  an  Gouvenie- 
ment  des  Pays-Bas  et  communique^  par 
celui-ci  a  toutes  les  autres  Puissances 
contractantes. 

Article  60. 

Les  conditiones  auxquelles  les  Puis- 
sances qui  n'ont  pas  ete  representee  a  la 
Conference  Internationale  de  la  Paix, 
pourront  adherer  a  la  presente  Conven- 
tion, formeront  1'objet  d'une  entente  ul- 
terieure  entre  les  Puissances  contrac- 
tantes. 

Article  61. 

S'il  arrivait  qu'une  dea  Hautes  Parties 
contractantes  denoncat  la  presente  Con- 
vention, cette  denonciation  ne  produirait 
Bes  effeta  qu'un  an  apres  la  notification 
faite  par  ecrit  an  Gouvernement  des  Pays- 
Bas  el  communique^  immediatement  par 
celui-ci  a  toutes  les  autres  Puissances  con- 
tractantes. 

Cette  denonciation  ne  produira  sea  effete 
qu'a  I'egard  de  la  Puissance  qui  l'aura 
notifiee. 

En  foide  qnoi,  les  P16nipotentiaires  ont 
signe"  la  pr§sente  Convention  et  Pont  re- 
venue de  leurs  sceaux. 

Fait  k  la  Hay.-,  le  \  iugt-neuf  juillel  mil 
huit  cent  quatre-vingt  dix-neuf,  en  un  seul 
exemplaire  qui  restera  depose  dans  les  ar- 
chives du  Gouvernement  des  Pays-lias  ,-t 
dont  dea  copies,  certifies  conformes, 
ront  remises  par  la  voie  diplomatique  aux 
Puissances  contractantes. 
Pour  I'Allemagne : 

i  i  .  B.  )  Min-i  EB    DEBNBBUBG. 


The  non-Signatory  Powera  who  were 
represented  at  the  International  Peace 
Conference  can  adhere  to  the  present 
Convention.  For  this  purpose  they  musl 
make  known  their  adhesion  to  the  Con- 
tracting Powers  by  a  written  notification 
addressed  to  the  Netherlands  Govern- 
ment, and  communicated  by  it  to  all  the 
other  Contracting  Powera. 

Article  LX. 

The  conditions  on  which  the  Powers 
who  were  not  represented  at  the  Interna- 
tional Peace  Conference  can  adhere  to  the 
present  Convention  shall  form  the  subject 
of  a  subsequent  Agreement  among  the 
Contracting  Powers. 

Article  LXI. 

In  the  event  of  one  of  the  High  Con- 
tracting Parties  denouncing  the  present 
Convention,  this  denunciation  would  not 
take  effect  until  a  year  after  its  notifica- 
tion made  in  writing  to  the  Netherlands 
Government,  and  by  it  communicated  at 
once  to  all  the  other  Contracting  Powers. 

This  denunciation  shall  only  affect  the 
notifying  Power. 

In  faith  of  which  the  Plenipotentiaries 
have  signed  the  present  Convention  and 

affixed  their  seals  to  it. 

Done  at  The  Hague,  the  29th  July,  L899, 

in  a  single  copy,  which  shall  remain  in 
the  archives  of  the  Netherlands  Govern- 
ment, and  copies  of  it.  duly  certified,  be 
Bent  through  the  diplomatic  channel  to 
the  Contracting  Powers. 

For  Germany : 

(L.  S.  )   Mi  N6TEB    DEBN]  I 


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Pour  I'Autriche-Hongrie : 

i .  -      w  i  l  9BBBHBIMB. 

-      i  >Ki>i  H  BAMTI. 

Poor  la  Belgique : 

(L.  8.)    A.    BEEBNAEBT. 
I  .   -       III      DE    (  J  HKI.I.K    R0GIER. 

(L.  S.  )  ('111!  Dbscamps. 
Tour  la  <'liiiic : 

(l.  8.)  Yang  Yu. 
Pour  le  Dam-mark: 

[L.  S.)  F.    BlLLE. 

Pour  l'Espagne: 

(l.  8.)  El  Duque  De  Tetuan. 

(l.  s.)  W.  R.  De  Yilla  Urrutia. 

(l.  s.)  Arturo  de  Baguer. 
Pour  les  Etats-TJnis  d'Amerique  : 

(l.  s.)  Andrew  D.  White. 

(l.  8.)  Seth   LiiW. 

(l.  s.)  Stanford  Newel. 

(l.  s.)  A.  T.  Mahan. 

(l.  8.)  William  Crozier. 
Sous  reserve  de  la  declaration  faite  dans 

la  seance  pleniere  de  la  Conference  de 

25  juillet  1899. 
Pour  les  Etats-Unia  Siexlcains: 

(l.  s.)  A.  de  Mier. 

(l.  s.)  J.  Zenil. 
Pour  la  France : 

(l.  8.)  Leon  Bourgeois. 

(l.  s.)  G.  Bihourd. 

(l.  s.)  D'Estournelles  de  Constant. 
Pour  la  Grande  Bretagne  et  l'lrlande  : 

(l.  s.)  Pauncefote. 

(l.  s.  I  II  knrv  Howard. 
Pour  la  <■' 

i  .  -  i  N.  Delyanni. 
Pour  I'ltalie : 
i  .  >.i  NiQBA. 
i  .8.     A.  Zannixi. 

I  I.,  s.  i  G.  POMPILJ. 

Pour  le  Japon  : 

i     B.)  I.   MOTONO. 

Pour  le  Luxembourg: 

(l.  b.  i  Eyb<  hen. 
Pour  le  Montenegro: 

L.  8         M  A.M.. 

POU]  I'-'-  : 

(L.  8.)   \  ■   K  IRNEBEEK. 

i  .  B.     i'i  N   Hi  i  B   POOB1  i  'JAEL. 

i  ,  e      i    m.  C.  \-i  r. 

i .  -     I     n    i;  \in  -i  \. 


Tot  Austria-Hungary : 

(L.  s.  I   W  u  BEB8HBIMB. 

(l.  s.1!  Okolicsaxyi. 
For  Belgium  : 

(l.  8.)  A.  Beerxaert. 
(l.  b.)  Ctb.  i>e  Grelle  Rogier. 
(l.  s.)  Chb.  Descamps. 
For  China : 

(l.  s.)  Yang  Yu. 
For  Denmark : 

(l.  s.)  F.  Bille. 
For  Spain : 

(l.  6.)  El  Duque  de  Tetvan. 
(l.  s.)  W.  R.  de  Yilla  Urrutia. 
(l.  s.)  Arturo  de  Bagver. 
For  the  United  States  of  America : 
(l.  s.)  Andrew  D.  White, 
(l.  s.)  Seth  Low. 
(l.  s.)  Stanford  Newel. 
(l.  s.)  A.  T.  Mahan. 
(l.  s.)  William  Crozier. 
Under  reserve  of  the  declaration  made  at 
the  plenary  sitting  of   the  Conference 
on  the  25th  of  July,  1899. 
For  the  United  Mexican  States : 
(l.  6.)  A.  de  Mier. 
(l.  s.)  J.  Zenil. 
For  France : 
(l.  s.)  Leon  Bourgeois, 
(l.  8.)  G.  Bihourd. 
(l.  s.)  d'Estournelles  de  Constant. 
For  Great  Britain  and  Ireland  : 
(l.  s.)  Pauncefote. 
(l.  s.)  Henry  Howard. 
For  Greece : 

(l.  s.)  N.  Delyaxni. 
For  Italy: 
(l.  s.)  Nigra. 
(l.  s.  )  A.  Zanmni. 
(l.  s.)  G.  Pompilj. 
For  Japan : 

(l.  s.)  I.  Motono. 
For  Luxemburg: 

(l.  b.  i  Eyschbn. 
For  Montenegro : 

(l.  s.)  Staal. 
For  the  Netherlands : 
(l.  s.  i  \ .  Karnebeek. 

i  .8.      DEM  BSBB  I'i'ORTUGAEL. 
ii  .  B.)    '•  M.  C.  Assf.u. 
[h.  8.)  E.  N.  Kami  Bl  N. 


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Pour  la  Perse : 

(l.  s.)  Mirza   Riza   Khan,    Arfa-ud- 
Dovleh. 

Pour  le  Portugal : 
(l.  8.)  conde  de  macedo. 
(l.  8.)  Agostinho  d'Ornellas  de  Vas- 

concellos. 
(l.  s.)  Conde  de  Selir. 

Pour  le  Roumanie : 
(l.  s.)  A.  Beldiman. 
(l.  s.)  J.  N.  Papiniu. 

Sous  les  reserves,  formulees  aux  articles 
16,  17  et  19  de  la  presente  Convention 
(15, 16  et  18  du  projet  presente  par  le 
Comite  d'Examen)  et  consignees  au 
proces-verbal  de  la  seance  de  la  Troi- 
sieme  Commission  du  20  juillet  1899. 

Pour  la  Russie : 

(l.  s.)  Staal. 

(l.  s.)  Martens. 

(l.  s.)  A.  Basily. 
Pour  la  Serbie : 

(l.  s.)  Chedo  Miyatovitch. 
Sous  les  reserves,  consignees  au  proces- 
verbal  de  la  Troisieme  Commission  du 

20  juillet  1899. 
Pour  le  Siam  : 

(l.  s.)  Phya  Suriva  Nuvatr. 

(l.  s.]  Yisuddha. 
Pour  les  Royaumes  Unis  de  Suede  et  de 
Norvege : 

(l.  s.)  Bildt. 
Pour  la  Suisse : 

(l.  s.)  Roth. 
Pour  la  Turquie : 

(l.  s.)  Turkman. 

(l.  s.)  Mehehed  Nouby. 
Sous  reserve  de  la  declaration  faite  dans 

la  si'ance  pleniere  de  la  Conference  du 

25  juill.t  1899. 
Pour  la  Bulgarie : 

(l.  s.)  D.  Stancioff. 

(l.  b.)   BfAJOB  HEBSAPTCHIEFF. 

Certifie  pour  copie  conforme,  Le  Secre- 
taire  General duD6partementdea  Affaires 
Etrangeres. 

(l.  s.i    L.  H.  Rui  SBE.li  \kus. 

',\  Hai  i:.  le  SI  Janvier  I  ■ 


For  Persia . 

(l.   6.)   Mirza    Riza    Khan,    Arfa-ud- 
Dovleh. 
For  Portugal : 

(l.  s.)  Conde  de  Macedo. 

(l.  s.)  Agostinho  d'Ornellas  de  Vas- 

iiiNCELLOS. 

(l.  s.)  Conde  de  Selir. 
For  Roumania : 

(l.  s.)  A.  Beldiman. 

(l.  s.)  J.  N.  Papiniu. 
Under  the  reserves  formulated  in  Articles 

16, 17  and  19  of  the  present  <  invention 

(15,  16  and  18  of  the  project  presented 

by  the  Committee  on  Examination)  and 

recorded  in   the  proces-verbal  of  the 

sitting    of    the    Third   Commission   of 

July  20,  1899. 
For  Russia : 

(l.  s.)  Staal. 

(l.  s.)  Martens. 

(l.  s.)  A.  Basily. 
For  Servia  : 

(l.  s.)  Chedo  Miyatovitch. 
Under  the  reserves  recorded  in  the  proces- 
verbal  of  the  Third  Commission  of  July 

20,  1899. 
For  Siam : 

(l.  s.)  Phya  Suriva  Nuvatr. 

(l.  s.)  Visuddha. 
For  the  United  Kingdoms  of  Sweden  and 
Norway  : 

(l.  s.)  Bildt. 
For  Switzerland : 

(l.  s.)  Roth. 
For  Turkey : 

(l.  s.)  Turkhan. 

(l.  s.)  Mehemed  Noury. 
Under  reserve  of  the  declaration  made  in 

the  plenary  sitting  of  the  Conference 

of  July  25,  1899. 
For  Bulgaria : 

(l.  s.)  D.  Stancioff. 

(l.  s.  i  Major  Besbaptchieff. 
Certified  as  a  true  copy,  The  Secretary 
General  of  the  Department  of   Foreign 

Affairs. 

I  L.  s.  I    U  II.   BUYBBl  M  IEE8 
Tin:  Hal'  i  .  January  SI, 


24 

And  whereas  the  said  Convention  was  signed  by  the  Plenipotentiaries  of  the 
i  11  ii<  .1  Btates  <>f  America  under  reservation  of  the  following  declaration  : 

■  Nothing  contained  in  this  convention  shall  be  bo  construed  as  to  require  the 
United  states  of  America  to  depart  from  Its  traditional  policy  of  oof  intruding  upon. 
Interfering  with,  or  entangling  itself  in  the  political  questions  of  policy  or  internal 
administration  of  any  foreign  state;  nor  shall  anything  contained  in  the  said  con- 
vention be  construed  to  Imply  a  relinquishment  by  the  United  state-  of  America  of 

it-  traditional  attitude  toward  purely  American  questions;" 

And  whereas  the  said  Convention  was  duly  ratified  by  the  Government  of  the 
United  State-  of  America,  by  and  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the  Senate  thereof. 
ami  by  the  Governments  of  the  other  Powers  aforesaid  with  the  exception  of  China 

and  Turkey ; 

And  whereas,  in  pursuance  of  the  stipulations  of  Article  LVIII  of  the  said  Con- 
\  ention  the  ratifications  of  the  said  <  lonvention  were  deposited  at  The  Hague  on  the 
1th.  day  of  September,  1900,  by  the  Plenipotentiaries  of  the  Governments  of  the 
United  States  of  America.  Germany,  Austria-Hungary.  Belgium,  Denmark,  Spain. 
I  i ante,  Great  Britain,  Italy,  the  Netherlands,  Persia,  Portugal,  Boumania,  Russia. 
Siam,  Sweden  and  Norway  and  Bulgaria;  on  the  6th.  day  of  October,  1900,  by  the 
Plenipotentiary  of  the  Government  of  Japan  ;  on  the  16th.  day  of  October,  1900,  by 
the  Plenipotentiary  of  the  Government  of  Montenegro;  on  the  29th.  day  of  Decem- 
ber, 1900,  by  the  Plenipotentiary  of  the  Government  of  Switzerland  ;  on  the  4th.  day 
of  April,  1901,  by  the  Plenipotentiary  of  the  Government  of  Greece  ;  on  the  17th.  day 
of  April,  1901,  by  the  Plenipotentiary  of  the  Government  of  Mexico;  on  the  11th. 
day  of  May,  1901,  by  the  Plenipotentiary  of  the  Government  of  Servia  ;  and  on  the 
12th.  day  of  July,  1901 ,  by  the  Plenipotentiary  of  the  Government  of  Luxembourg. 

Now,  therefore,  be  it  known  that  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  have  caused  the  said  Convention  to  be  made  public,  to  the  end 
that  the  same  and  every  clause  thereof  may  be  observed  and  fulfilled  with  good  faith 
by  the  United  States  and  the  citizens  thereof,  subject  to  the  reserve  made  in  the 
aforesaid  declaration  of  the  Plenipotentiaries  of  the  United  States. 

In  witness  w  hereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the  seal  of  the  United 
States  to  he  allixed. 

Done  at  the  ( 'ity  of  Washington  this  first  day  of  November  in  the  year  of  our  Lord 
one  thousand    nine  hundred   and   one,  and   of   the    Independence  of  the 

I  T  g     1  ' 

United  State-,  the  one  hundred  and  twenty-sixth. 

Theodore  Roosevelt 
By  the  President : 

John  Hay, 

Secretary  of  State. 


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2.— CONVENTION  BETWEEN  THE  UNITED  STATES  01  AMERICA  AND 
CERTAIN  POWERS  FOB  THE  ADAPTATION  TO  MARITIME  WARFARE 
OF  THE  PRINCIPLES  OF  THE  GENEVA  CONVENTION  OF    \i  Q\  81 

1864. 


Signed  at  The  Hague  July  2'K  1899. 

Ratification  advised  by  the  Senate  May  ',.  2  ■ 

Ratified  !•;/  the  President  of  the  United  StaU  -  August  5,  lf>00. 

Ratification  deposited  with  the  Netherlands  Government  September  •',,  1900. 

Proclaimed  November  1,  1901. 


By  no:  President  or  the  United  States  oi  America. 

\   PRO(  LAMATION 

Whereas  a  Convention  for  the  adaptation  to  Maritime  Warfari  i  I  the  princi] 
the  Geneva  Convention  of  August  22,  1864,  was  concluded  and  signed  on  Julj  29, 
1899,  by  the  Plenipotentiaries  of  the  United  States  of  America,  Germany,  Austria- 
Hungary,  Belgium,  China,  Denmark,  Spain,  Mexico,  Franc-.  Great  Britain  and 
Ireland,  Greece,  Italy,  Japan,  Luxembourg,  Montenegro,  the  Netherlands,  P< 
Portugal,  Roumania,  Russia,  Servia,  Siam,  Sweden  and  Norway.  Switzerland, 
Turkey  and  Bulgaria,  the  original  of  which  Convention,  in  the  French  language,  is 
word  for  word  as  follows  : 

[Translation.] 

CONVENTION      FOB      l  11 K     ADAPTATION 
MARITIME     WABFABE    OF    THE     PBINCI- 
PLE8    01     l  ill.    GENEVA    I  ONI  BN 
AUGU81    22,   1864. 


CONVENTION  l'ol'R  L  ADAPTATION  A  LA 
GUERRE  MARITIME  DES  PRINCIPES  DE 
LA  CONVENTION  DE  GENEVE  DU  22  AOfjT 
1864. 

Sa  Majeste  l'Empereur  d'Allemagne, 
Roi  de  Prusse ;  Sa  Majeste  l'Empereur 
d'Autriche,  Roi  de  Boheme  etc.  et  Roi 
Apostolique  de  Hongrie ;  Sa  Majeste  le 
Roi  des  Beiges;  Sa  Majeste  l'Empereur 
de  Chine;  Sa  Majeste  le  Roi  de  Dane- 
mark  ;  Sa  Majeste  le  Roi  d'Espagne  et  en 
Son  Nom  Sa  Majeste'  la  Reine-Regente 
du  Royaume;  le  President  des  Etats-Unis 
d'Am6rique;  le  President  des  Etats-Unis 
Mexieains ;  le  President  dela  Rdpublique 
Francaise;  Sa  Majesty  la  Reine  du  Roy- 
aume-Uni  de  la  Grande  Bretagne  et 
d'Irlande,  Imp6ratrice  des  Indes;  Sa  Ma- 
ieste  le  Roi  des  Hellenes;  Sa  Majeste  1. 
Roi  d'ltalie ;  Sa  Majesty  l'Empereur  du 
Japon  ;  Sou  Altesse  Royale  le  Grand-Due 
de   Luxembourg,    Due   d<     S  Son 

Altesse  le  Prince  de  Montenegro;  Sa  Ma- 
jeste la  Reine  des  Pays-Bas;  8a   Majesty 


His  Majesty  the  Emperor  ol  Germany, 
King  of  Prussia;    His  Majesty  the  Em- 
peror of  Austria,  King  of  Bohemia  etc. 
and  Apostolic   King  of    Hungary;    His 
Majesty  the  King  of  the  Belgians;  I!  - 
Majesty  the  Emperor  ol  China  ;  His  Maj- 
esty the  King  of  Denmark;  His  Majestj 
the  King  of  Spain  and  in    His   Nam.    11    i 
Majesty  the  Queen  Regent  ol  the  King- 
dom; the  President  of  the  United  States 
of  America ;  the  President  ol  tie-  l  ■ 
Mexican    state-;    the   President   of    the 
French  Republic  ;  Her  Majesty  the  Qu 
of  the  United  Kingdom  of  Great  Britain 
ami    Ireland,    Empress    ■•!    India;    His 
stj   tie-  Km.'  ..f  the  Hellem  -  .  His 
Majesty  the  King  •  i  [talj  ;  Hi-  M 
the  Emperor  ol  Japan;  Hie  Royal  High* 
ueaa    tie'  Grand    Duke  of    Lux<  ml 
Duke  of  Nassau  ;  lli~  Highness  tie  Pi  I 


[jnperiale  le  Schah  de  Per»  ;  8a  Majeste 
le  Roi  ili-   Portugal   i-t   lies   Algarves  etc.; 

Majeste*  le  BoJ  de  Roumanie;  Sa 
Majeste'  I'Empereur  de  Tontea  lee  Hus- 
sies; Sa  Majeste  le  Roi  de  Serb! e ;  8a  Ma- 
le Roi  de  Slam  :  Ba  Majeste1  le  Roi  de 
Suede  el  deNorvege;  le  Consei]  Federal 
Baisse;  Ba  Majeste  I'Emperenr  des  Otto- 
mans rt  Son  Altesse  Royale  le  Princi-  de 
Bulgaria 


Egalement  animes  du  desir  de  diminuer 
autant  qu'il  depend  d'eux  les  maux  in- 
separables de  la  guerre  et  voulant  dans 
ce  but  adapter  a  la  guerre  maritime  Les 
principes  de  la  Convention  de  Geneve  du 
22  aout  1864,  ont  resolu  de  conclure  une 
Convention  a  cet  effet ; 

lis  ont  en  consequence  nomme  pour 
Leurs  Plenipotentiaires,  savoir: 

Sa  Majesty  I'Empereur  d'Allemagne, 
Roi  de  Prusse :  Sun  Exec  Hence  le  Comte 
de  Miinster,  Prince  de  Derneburg,  Son 
Lmbassadeur  ii  Paris. 

Sa  Majeste  I'Empereur  d'Autriche,  Roi 
de  Boheme  etc.,  et  Roi  Apostolique  de 
Hongrie:  Sim  Excellence  le  Comte  R.  de 
Welsersbeimb, Son  Ambassadeur  extraor- 
dinaire et  plenipotentiaire.  M.  Alexan- 
dre Okolicsanyi  d'Okolicsna,  Son  Envoye 
extraordinaire  et  Ministre  plenipoten- 
tiaire a  la  Have. 

Sa  Majesty  le  Roi  des  Beiges:  Sou  Ex- 
cellence  M.  Auguste  Beernaert,  Son 
Mini-tie  d'Etat,  President  de  la  Chambre 
des  Representants.  M.  le  Comte  De 
Grellf  Bogier,  Son  Envoys'  extraordinaire 
et   Mini-tie  plenipotentiaire  a   la  Haye. 

M.  le  Chevalier  Descamps,  Senateur. 

Sa     Maje.-te     I '  Klllpe  le  Ul'   de   Chine  :     M. 

ITang  Vii,  BOO  Envoyfi  extraordinaire  et 
Ministre  plenipotentiaire  a  St.  Peters- 
bourg. 

Sa   Maje-te    le    Etoi  df  Danemark  :  Son 

I  oambellan  Fr.  E,  <le  Bille,  Son  Envoys' 
extraordinaire  et  .Mini-tie  plenipoten- 
tiaire a  Londres. 


ol  Montenegro;  Her  Majesty  the  Queen 
of  tbe  Netherlands :  His  Imperial  Majesty 
the  shah  ol  Persia;  His  Majesty  the  King 
of  Portugal  and  ol  the  AJgarves  etc.;  His 
Majesty  the  King  of  Roumania;  His 
Majesty  the  Kmperor  of  all  the  Russia-; 
His  Majesty  the  King  ol  Bervia;  His 
Majesty  the  Kinj;  ol  siam  :  His  Majesty 

the  Kin;:  of  Sweden  and  Norway;  the 
Swiss  Federal  Council;  His  Majesty  the 
Emperorol  the  Ottomans  and  HisBoyal 

Highness  the  Prince  of  Bulgaria. 

Alike  animated  by  the  desire  to  dimin- 
ish, as  far  as  depends  on  them  the  evils 
inseparable  from  warfare,  and  wishing 
with  this  object  to  adapt  to  maritime 
warfare  the  principles  of  the  Geneva  Con- 
vention of  the  22nd  August,  1864,  have 
decided  to  conclude  a  convention  to  this 
effect : 

They  have,  in  consequence,  appointed 
as  their  Plenipotentiaries,  to  wit: 
His  Majesty  the  Emperor  of  Germany. 
King  of  Prussia:  His  Excellency  Count 
Monster,  Prince  of  Derneburg,  His  Am- 
bassador at  Paris. 

His  Majesty  the  Emperor  of  Austria. 
King  of  Bohemia,  etc.,  and  Apostolic 
Kjng  of  Hungary:  His  Excellency  Count 
K.  de  Wel.-ersheimb,  His  Ambassador 
Extraordinary  and  Plenipotentiary:  Mr. 
Alexander  okolicsanyi  d'Okolicsna,  His 
Envoy  Extraordinary  and  Minister  Pleni- 
potentiary at  The  Hague. 

His  Majesty  the  King  of  the  Belgians: 
His  Excellency  Mr.  Auguste  Beernaert, 
His  Minister  of  State,  President  of  the 
Chamber  of  Deputies;  Count  de  Grelle 
Rogier,  His  Envoy  Extraordinary  and 
.Minister  Plenipotentiary  at  The  Hague; 
the  Chevalier  Descamps,  Senator. 

His  Majesty  the  Emperor  of  China: 
Mr.  Yang  Yu,  His  Envoy  Extraordinary 
and  Minister  Plenipotentiary  at  St.  Pe- 
tersburg. 

Hi-  Majesty  the  King  of  Denmark:   His 

Chamberlain  Bt.  E.  de  Bille,  His  Envoy 
Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenipoten- 
tiary at  London. 


Sa  Majeste  le  Roi  d'Eepagne  et  en  Bon 
N0111,  Sa  Majeste  la  Reine-Regente  da 
Royaume:  Son  Excellence  le  Dui 
Tetuan.  Ancien  Ministre  dee  Affaires 
Etrangeres.  M.  W.  Ramirez  de  Villa 
Urrutia,  Son  Envoye  extraordinaire  el 
Ministre  plenipotentiaire  a  Brnxelles. 
M.  Arthur  de  Baguer,  Son  Envove  extra- 
ordinaire  et  Ministre  plenipotentiaire  it 
la  Have. 

Le  President  des  £tats-l'nisd' A  inerh|ne: 
M.  Stanford  Newel.  Envoye  extraordinaire 
et  Ministre  plenipotentiaire  a  la  Haye. 

Le  President  des  Etats-Unia  Mexicaina: 
M.  de  Mier,  Envove  extraordinaire  et 
Ministre  plenipotentiaire  a  Paris.  M. 
Zenil,  Ministre-Resident  a  Brnxelles. 

Le  President  de  la  Republique  Eran- 
caise:  M.  Leon  Bourgeois,  Ancien  Presi- 
dent du  Conseil,  Ancien  Ministre  des 
Affaires  Etrangeres,  Membrede  la  Cham- 
bre  des  Deputes.  M.  Georges  Bihourd, 
Envoye  extraordinaire  <t  Ministre  pleni- 
potentiaire  a  la  Have.  M.  1*  Baron 
d'Estournelles  de  Constant,  Ministre  ple- 
nipotentiaire, Membre  de  la  Chanibre 
de6  Deputes. 

Sa  Majeste  la  Seine  du  Royaume  Uni 
de  la  Grande  Bretagne  et  d'Irlande,  Im- 
peratrice  des  Indes  :  Sir  Henry  Howard, 
Son  Envoye  extraordinaire  et  Ministre 
plenipotentiaire  a  la  Haye. 

Sa  Majeste  le  Roi  des  Hellenes:  M.  N. 
Delyanni,  Ancien  President  du  Conseil, 
Ancien  Ministre  des  Affaires  Etrangeres, 
Son  Envove  extraordinaire  et  Ministre 
plenipotentiaire  a  Pan's. 

S:i  Mnje-te  le  Roi  d'ltalie :  Son  Excel- 
lence le  Cointe  Nigra,  Son  Ambassadeur 
i  Vienne,  Senateur  du  Royaume.  M.  le 
Comte  A.  Zannini,  Son  Envoye  extraor- 
dinaire et  Ministre  pl6nipotentiarie  a  la 
Have.  M.  le  Commaudeur  Guido  Pom- 
pilj,  Depute  an  Parlement  Italien. 

ga  Majeste l'Empereur du Japon :  M.  I. 
Motono,  Son  Envove  extraordinaire  el 
Ministre  plenipotentiaire  a  Brnxelles. 

Son  Altease  Boyale  le  Grand  Dnc  de 
Luxembourg,   Due  de  Na  sau:    Son   Ex- 


Elk  Majesty  tin-   King  of  Spain  and   in 

1 1  i  —  Nam.-.  Her  Majest;  the  Queen  Regent 
of  the  Kingdom  HisEa  elli  di  j  th<  l>uke 
of  Tetnan.  lormerlj  M 
Affaire  ;  M.  \\ .  Kamirac  de  \  ilia  Urrutia, 
His  Envoj  Extraordinary  aad  Mioiater 
Plenipotentiary  ;it  Brussels;  M.  Arthur 
de  Baguer,  His  Envoy  Extraordinary  and 
Minister  Plenipotentiary  al  The  Hague. 

The    l'l'e-idelit    of    the    I'nited    81 

America:  Mr.  Stanford  Newel,  Bnvoj 
Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenipoten- 
tiary at  The  Hague. 

Tie-  President  of  the  i'nited  m 
states:  Mr. de Mier, En vo j  Extraordinary 
and   Minister   Plenipotentiary    at   P 
Mr.  Zenil,  Minister  Resident  at  Bi 

The  President  of  the  French  Etepublic: 
M.  I. eon  Bourgeois,  formerly  President 
of  the  Council,  ex-Minister  of  Foreign 
Affairs.  Member  of  the  < fhamber  of  Depu- 
ties; M.  Georges  Bihourd,  Envoy  Extraor- 
dinary and  Minister  Plenipotentiary 
The  Hague;  Baron  d'Estournellet 
Constant,  Minister  Plenipotentiary,  Mem- 
ber of  the  Chamber  of  Deputies. 

Her  Majesty  the  Queen  of  the  United 
Kingdom  of  Great  Britain  and  Ireland, 
Empress  of  India:  sir  Henry  Howard, 
Her  Envoy  Extraordinary  and  Hinistei 
Plenipotentiary  at  The  Hague. 

Hi-  Majesty  the  King  of  the  Hellenes 
Mr.  N.  Delyanni,  formerly   President  of 
the  Council,  ex-Minister  for  Foreign  Af- 
fairs, His  Envoy  Extraordinary  and  Min- 
ister Plenipotentiary  at  Paris. 

His  Majesty  the   Kim:  of  [taly:    His 
Excellency  Count  Nigra,  HisAmbaat 
at    Vienna,   Senator    of    the    Kingdom ; 
Count  A.  Zannini.  His   Envoy  El  I 
nary  and  Minister  Plenipotentiary  at  The 
Hague;  Commander  Guido  Pompilj 
uty  in  the  Italian  Parliament. 

in-   Majesty  the   Emperor  of 
Mr.  I.  Motono.  His  Envoy  Extraord 
and  Minister  Plenlpotenti 

lli-  Royal  Highness  the  Grand  ' 
Luxemburg,    Duke  of   Nnsaau     HU 


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cellenee  M.  Eyachen,  Bon  Ministre  d'Etat, 
pit  isidentduGouvernement  Qrand-Ducal. 

Bon  Aiti'ssc  le  Prince  de  Montenegro: 
Boa  Excellence  M.  le  Oonseiller  Prlve" 
Actuel  de  staal.  Ambassadeur  de  Bussle 
a  Londree. 

-  Majeste  lit  Ki'ini'  ilrs  Pays-Has:  M. 
le  Jonkheer  A.  P.  C.  van  Karnebeek, 
Ancien  Ministre  dea  Affaires  Etrangeres, 
Blembre  de  laSecondeOhambredesEtats- 
Generaux.  Df.  le  General  J.  C.  C.  deu 
Beer  Poortngael,  Ancien  Ministre  de  la 
(Juerre,  Membre  ilu  Conseil  d'Etat. 
M.  T.  M.  C.  Asser,  Membre  du  Conseil 
d'Etat.  M.  E.  N.  Rahusen,  Membre  de 
l;t  Premiere  Chambredes  £tats-Generaux. 

Sa  Majeste  Imperiale  le  Scbab  de  Perse : 
Son  Aide  de  Camp  General  Mirza  Biza 
Khan,  Arfa-ud-Dovleh,  Son  Envoye  ex- 
traordinaire et  Ministre  plenipotentiaire 
a  St.  Petersbourg  et  a  Stockholm. 

Sa  Majeste  le  Roi  de  Portugal  et  des 
Algarves,  etc.:  M.  le  Conite  de  Macedo, 
Pair  du  Royaume,  Ancien  Ministre  de  la 
Marine  et  des  Colonies,  Son  Envoye  ex- 
traordinaire et  Ministre  plenipotentiaire 
a  Madrid.  M.  d'Ornellas  et  Vasconcellos, 
Pair  du  Royaume,  Son  Envoye  extraor- 
dinaire et  Ministre  plenipotentiaire  a 
St.  Petersbourg.  M.  le  Comte  de  Selir, 
Son  Envoye"  extraordinaire  et  Ministre 
plenipotentiaire  a  la  Haye. 

Sit  Majeste  le  Roi  de  Boumanie:  M. 
Alexandre  Beldiman,  Son  Envoye  ex- 
traordinaire et  Ministre  plenipotentiaire 
a  Berlin.  M.  Jean  2s.  Papinin,  Son 
Envoye  extraordinaire  et  Ministre  pleni- 
potentiaire  h  la  Haye. 

S;t  Majeste"  PEmpereur  de  Toutes  les 
Bussies:  Son  Excellence  M.  le  Conseiller 
I'rive  Actuel  de  staid,  Son  Ambassadeur 
a  Londres.  M.  de  Martens,  Membre  Per- 
manent du  Conseil  du  Ministers  Imperial 
des  Aflitires  Etrangeres,  Bon  Oonseiller 
Prive.  Son  Conseillei  d'Etat  Actuel  de 
Basily,  Chambellan,  Directeur  du  Pre- 
mier Depai  temenl  du  Minisl  si  e  Impel  i . •  l 
Lffairea  I  i  rang   res, 


ri  lleiii y  Mr.  Eyscben,  His  Minister  of 
State,  President  of  the  Grand  Ducal  Gov- 
ernment. 

His  Higbness  the  Prince  of  Montene- 
gro: His  Excellency  Mr.  de  Staal,  Privy 
Councillor,  Ambassador  of  Russia  at  Lon- 
don. 

Her  Majesty  the  Queen  of  the  Nether- 
lands: Jonkheer  A.  P.  C.  van  Karnebeek, 
formerly  Minister  for  Foreign  Affairs, 
Member  of  the  Second  Chamber  of  the 
States  General;  General  J.  C.  C.  den 
Heer  Poortugael,  formerly  Minister  of 
War,  Member  of  the  Council  of  State  ; 
Mr.  T.  M.  C.  Asser,  Member  of  the  Coun- 
cil of  State;  Mr.  E.  N.  Rahusen,  Mem- 
ber of  the  First  Chamber  of  the  States 
General. 

His  Imperial  Majesty  the  Shah  of  Per- 
sia :  His  Aide-de-camp  General  Mirza 
Riza  Khan,  Arfa-ud-Dovleh,  His  Envoy 
Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenipoten- 
tiary at  St.  Petersburg  and  Stockholm. 

His  Majesty  the  King  of  Portugal  and 
of  the  Algarves,  etc.:  Count  Macedo,  Peer 
of  the  Kingdom,  formerly  Minister  of 
the  Navy  and  of  the  Colonies,  His  Envoy 
Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenipoten- 
tiary at  Madrid;  Mr.  d'Ornellas  and 
Vasconcellos,  Peer  of  the  Kingdom,  His 
Envoy  Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plen- 
ipotentiary ;it  St.  Petersburg";  Count  de 
Selir,  His  Envoy  Extraordinary  and 
Minister  Plenipotentiary  at  The  Hague. 

His  Majesty  the  King  of  Roumaniit : 
Mr.  Alexander  Beldiman,  His  Envoy 
Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenipoten- 
tiary at  Berlin;  Mr.  Jean  N.  Papiniu, 
His  Envoy  Extraordinary  and  Minister 
Plenipotentiary  at  The  Hague. 

His  Majesty  the  Emperor  of  all  the 
Bussias:  His  Excellency  Mr.  de  Staal, 
Privy  Councillor,  His  Ambassador  at 
London;  Mr.  de  Martens,  Permanent 
Member  of  the  Council  of  the  Imperial 
.■Ministry  of  Foreign  Affairs,  His  Privy 
Councillor;  Mr.de  Basily,  His  Councillor 
of  Stitte,  Chamberlain,  Director  of  the 
Firsl  Depart ntofthe  Imperial  Minis- 
try of  Foreign  Affairs. 


Sa  Majeste  le  Roi  de  Serbie  :  M.  Miya- 
tovitch,  Sod    Envoys    extraordinain 
Ministre  plenipotentiaire  a  Londree  et  a 
la  Haye. 

Sa  Majeste  le  Roi  de  Siam  :  M.  Phya 
SuriyaNuvatr,  Son  En voye  extraordinaire 
et  Ministre  plenipotentiaire  a  St.  Peters- 
bourg  et  a  Paris.  M.  Phya  Yi.-uddha 
Suriyasakti,  Son  Envoye*  extraordinaire 
et  Ministre  plenipotentiaire  a  la  Haye  et 
a  Londres. 

Sa  Majeste  le  Roi  de  Suede  e(  de  Nor- 
vege:  M.  le  Baron  de  Bildt,  Son  Envoye* 
extraordinaire  et  Ministre  plenipoten- 
tiaire a  Rome. 

Le  Conseil  Federal  Sniase:  M.  le  Dr. 
Arnold  Roth,  Envoye  extraordinaire  et 
Ministre  plenipotentiaire  a  Berlin. 

Sa  Majeste  l'Empereur  dee  Ottomans: 
Son  Excellence  Tnrkhan  Pacha,  Ancien 
Ministre  des  Affaires  Etrangeres,  Mem- 
bre  de  Son  Conseil  d'Etat.  Nonry  Bey, 
Secretaire-  General  an  Ministers  ties 
Affairs  Etrangeres. 

Son  Altesse  Royale  le  Prince  de  Br.l- 
garie:  M.  le  Dr.  Dimitri  Standoff.  Agent 
Diplomatique  a  St.  Peterebourg.  M.  le 
Major  Christo  Hessaptchieff,  Attach*! 
.Militaire  a  Belgrade. 

Lesquels,  apres  s'etre  communique 
leurs  pleins  pou voirs,  trouves  en  bonne 
et  due  forme,  sont  convenus  des  disposi- 
tions suivantes : 

Article  l. 

Les  batiments-hGpitaux  militaires, 
■  jt-a-dire  les  batiments  construits  on 
amenages  par  les  Etate  specialement  et 
uuiquement  en  vue  de  porter  set  ours  aux 
blesses  inabu Its  et  naufraires,  et  tlont  lee 
ii'  'ins  auront  ete  communiques,  a  l'ouver- 
ture  nil  au  cours  des  hostilites.  en  tout 
cas  avant  toute  mise  en  asage,  aux  Puis- 
sancee  bellig6rantes,  sont  respectes  et  ne 
penvent  8tre  captures  pendant  la  duree 
des  hostilites. 

Ces  batiments  ne  sont  pas  non  pins 
awrimiles  aux  oavires  de  gnerre  an  point 
de  vue  tie  leur  ae  jour  dans  on  port  nentre. 


Hi-  Majesty  the   Km.         -        ,     ^I 
Miyatovitch,    Hi-    Bnvoj    Exta 
and  Minister  Plenipotentiarj   at   London 
and  at  The  Hague. 

His   M  ij<  Btj    the   King  of  Biai 
Phya  Surly  a  Nuvati .  Hi-  Envoj  Exl 
dinary  and   Ministei    Plenipotentlai 
St.   Petersburg  and  at   Paris;    M     Phya 
Visuddha   Suriyasakti,    His    Envoj    Ex- 
traordinary and  Minister  Plenipotenl 
at  The  Hague  and  al  London. 

Hit  Majesty  the  King  of  Sweden  and 
Norway:  Baron  de  Bildt,  His  Envoj 
Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenip 

tiary  at  Bome. 

The  Swiss  federal  Conncil:  Dr.  \i- 
nold  Both,  Envoy  Extraordinary  and 
Minister  Plenipotentiary  at  Berlin. 

His  Majesty  the  Emperor  oi  the  Otto- 
mans: His  Excellency  Tnrkhan  Pasha, 
formerly  Minister  for  Foreign  Affair-. 
Member  of  His  Council  ol  81  b  Nburj 
Hey.  Secretary-Genera]  in  the  Ministry 
for  Foreign  Affairs. 

His  Royal  Highness  the  Prince  of  Bul- 
garia: Dr.  Dimitri  Standoff,  Diplomatic 
Agent  at  St.  Petersburg;  Major  Christo 
Hessaptchieff,  Military  Attache*  at  Bel- 
grade ; 

Who.  after  communication  of  their  full 

powers,    found    In    g I    and    due    form. 

have  agreed  on  the  following  provisions: 

Abtici  e  1  . 

Military  hospital  .-hips,  that  is  to  say, 
ships  constructed  or  assigned  by  States 
specially  and  solely  for  the  pnrposi 
assisting    the    wounded,    sick    or    ship- 
wrecked, and  the  names  of  which  - 
have  been  t'oniniunieated  to  the  belliger- 
ent Powers  al  the  beginning  or  during 
the  course  of  hostilities,  and  in  anj 
before    the)  are  emploj ed,  -hail    i- 
-petted  and  cannol   be    captured   whili 
hostilities  last. 

These  Bhipe,  moreover,  ire  nol  on  the 
same  footing  as   men-of-wai    \e 

theil   -lay  in  a  neutral  port. 


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Ami'  i  r  2. 

Lea  batimenta  hospitallers,  equipGsen 
totality  on  en  panic-  aux  frais  dea  par- 
ticuliersou  dessocigttsdesecoursofncielle- 
menl  reconnues,  son*  egalement  respi 

itempte  de  capture,  m  it  Puissance 
belligerante  dont  ils  dependent,  lenr  a 
donn6  une  commission  offlcielle  et  en  a 
notine1  les  in  'ins  a  la  Puissance  adverse  a 
I'ouverture  ou  au  coursdea  hostilites,  en 
tout  cas  avanl  toute  mise  en  usa  - 

-  navirea  doivent  Stre  portenra  d'un 
document  de  I'autorite'  competent*  decla- 
rant qu'ila  ont  6tt  soumiB  a  son  controle 
pendant  leur  armement  et  ii  Leur  depart 

final. 

Article  3. 

U  -  batimenta  hospitallers,  equipes  en 
totality  on  en  partie  aux  fraia  dea  particu- 
liera  ou  d  officiellement  reeon- 

nin's  de  paya  neutres,  sont  respectes  et 
exempte  de  capture,  si  la  Puissance  neu- 
tre  dont  i  N  dependenl  Leuradonn£  une 
commission  officielle  et  en  a  notifie  les 
noma  aux  Puissances  belligerantea  it  l'ou- 
verture  i>u  au  coursdea  hostilites,  en  tout 
cas  avant  toute  mise  en  usage. 

Article  4. 

Lea  batiments  qui  sont  mentionn6e  dans 

h->  art.   1,  2  el  '■'>.  porteront  secoura  et 

assistance  aux  blesses,  maladea  et  nau- 

-  dea  belligSranta  sans  distinction  de 

nationality. 

I..  -  Gk)uvern«iiu'iits  sVngagent  a  n'uti- 
lisercea  batimenta  pour  aucun  but  mili- 
taire. 

itimente  ne  devronl  gSner  en 
aucune  maniere  les  mouvements  dee 
combattants. 

Pendant  et  aprea  le  combat,  ils  agiront 
a  leurs  risquea  et  perils. 

Lea  belligSrants  auronl  sureux  le  droit 
de  contrdle  et  de  visite;  lie  pourront 
refuser  leur  concours,  leur  enjoindre  de 
igner,  leur  imposer  one  direction 
determinee  et  mettreabord  an  commis- 
saire,  m&me  les  detenir,  si  la  graviti 
circonstances  I'exigeait. 


A  in  toil  II. 

Bospital  ships,  equipped  wholly  or  in 
part  at  the  cost  of  private  individuals  "or 
official!}  recognized  relief  Bocietioa,  shall 
likewise  be  respected  and  exempt  from 
capture,  provided  the  belligerent  Power 
t"  whom  they  belong  lias  given  them  an 
official  commission  and  haa  notified  thi  Ir 
names  to  the  bostile  Power  at  the  com- 
mencement of  or  during  hostilities,  and 
in  any  cas.-  before  they  are  employed. 

Tins,'  ships  should  lie  furnished  with  a 
certificate  from  the  competent  authorities, 
declaring  that  they  had  been  under  their 
control  while  fitting  out  and  on  final  de- 
parture. 

Article  III. 

Hospital-ships,  equipped  wholly  or  in 
part  at  the  cost  of  private  individuals 
or  officially  recognized  Societies  of  neu- 
tral countries,  -hall  he  respected  and 
exempt  from  capture,  if  the  neutral 
Power  to  whom  they  belong  lias  given 
them  an  official  commission  and  notified 
their  names  to  the  belligerent  powers  at 
the  commencement  of  or  during  hostili- 
ties, and  in  any  case  before  thej  are 
employed. 

Article  IV. 

The  ships  mentioned  in  Articles  I.  II. 
and  III  shall  afford  relief  and  assistance 

tu   the   wounded,    sick,   and   shipwrecked 
of  the  belligerents  independently  of  their 
nationality. 
The  Governments  engage  net  to  use 

these  ships  for  any  military  purpose. 

These  ships  must  not  in  any  way  ham- 
per the  movements  of  the  combatants. 

During  and  after  an  engagement  they 

will  act  at  their  own  risk  and  peril. 

The  belligerents  will  have  the  right  to 
control  and  visit  them  ;  thej  can  refuse  to 
help  them,  order  them  off,  make  them  take 
a  certain  course,  ami  put  a  Commissioner 

on   board  :   they  can    even  detain  them,  if 
important  circumstances  require  it. 


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Autant  que  possible,   Lea   belligerents        \-  ^ble  the  belligerents  shall 

inscriront  Bur  le  journal  de  bord  dea  bati-  inscribe  in  the  sailing 

ments  hospitallers  lea  ordrea  qu'ils  leur  pital-ships  the  01  give  them. 

donneront. 

Ami.  le  5.  .\ km.  i  i    \ 


Lea  batiments-hGpitaux  militairee 
rout  distinguea  par  one  peintnre  ezte- 
rieure  blanche  avec  une  bande  horizon- 
tale  verte  d'un  metre  et  demi  de  largeur 
environ. 

Lea  batiments  qui  sontmentionnds  dans 
les  articles  2  et  3,  seront  distinguea  par 
niu-  peinture  exterieure  blanche  avec  one 
bande  horizontale  rouge  d'un  metre  el 
demi  de  largeur  environ. 

Les  embarcationa    dea    batiments  qui 
vienuent  d'etre  mentionnes,  comme  lea 
petite  batiments  qui  pourront  etreaffi 
an   service   hospitalier,  Be  distingueront 
par  une  peinture  analogue. 

Tous    lea    batimenta    hospital* 
feront  reconnaitre  en  hissant,  avec  leur 
pavilion  national,  le  pavilion  blanc  a  croix 
rouge  pre\  u  par  la  i  lonvention  de  <  ■•  □ 

Article  6. 

Les  batiments  de  commerce,  yachts  ou 
embarcationa  neutres,  portant  ou  recueil- 
lant  des  blesses,  des  maladea  ou  dea  nau- 
frages  dea  belligeranta,  ne  peuvent  §tre 
captures  pour  le  fait  de  ce transport, made 
ils  restent  exposes  a  la  capture  pour  les 
violations  tie  neutralite  qu'ils  pourraient 
avoir  commise8. 

A  RTICLE   7. 

Le  personnel  religieux,  medical  et  hos- 
pitalier  de  tout  batiment  capture  est  in- 
violable et  ie-  i >.-u t  etre  fait  prisonnier 
de  guerre.  II  emporte,  en  quittant  le 
oavire,  les  objets  >-t  les  instruments  de 
chirurgie  qui  Bont  sa  propriety  parti- 
culiere. 

Ce  personnel  continuera  a  remplirsea 
fonctious  taut  que  cela  sera  necessaire  et 
il  pourra  ensuite  Be  retirer  lorsque  le 
commandant  en  chef  le  jugera  possible. 

Les  belligeranta  doivent  assurer  a  <■•■ 
personnel  tomb6  entre  leura  mains  la 
jouissance  integrate  de  bod  traitement. 


Tie'  military  bospital-shipa  shall  be  dis- 
tinguished  bj    l»iiikc   painted   white  oin- 
side   with  a   horizontal   band 
about  i  neir.  .iu.1  a  half  in  breadth. 

Tie-  ahips  mentioned  in  A.r1 
1 1 1    shall    i»'    distinguished    bj     ' 
painted  white  outside  with  a  horizontal 
band  of  red  about  a  meter  and  .i  half  In 
breadth. 

The  boats ol  tin  ships  above  mentioned, 
ao  small  craft  which  may  i 
hospital  work,  shall  be  distinguish! 
similar  painting. 

All   hospital   ships   -hall   make   them- 
Belves  known  by  hou  her  with 

their  national  dag,  the  white  flag  with  a 
red  cross  provided  by  the  Geneva  Con- 
vention. 

A.BTIC1  E   V I . 

Neutral  merchantmen,  yachts, 
sels,  having,  or  taking  on  board.  Bick, 
wounded,  or  shipwrecked  of  the  bell 
i-nt-.  cannot  be  captured  for  bo  doing,  but 
they  are  liable  to  capture  for  any  viola- 
tion of  neutrality  they  maj  have  com- 
mitted. 

Article  VII. 

The  religious,  medical,  or  hospital  Btaff 
of  any  captured  ship  is  inviolable,  and  its 
members  cannot  be  made  prii 
war.  On  leaving  the  ship  thej  take  with 
them  the  objects  and  surgical  instru- 
ments which  are  their  own  private  prop- 
erty. 

This  staff  -ball  continue  to  dig 
its  dutiea  while  Qecessarj  .  and  can 
wards  leave   when   the    Command 
( fhief  considers  it  possible. 

The   belligerents    m 
the  Btaff  that  bas  fallen  into  their  b 
the  enjoj  ment  of  theii 


:V2 


Am  n  ii    B, 


ARTICLE     VIII. 


I..  -  marina  el  let  milium-  embarquea  Bailors  and  Boldiers  who  an'  taken  on 

blesses  on  maladee,  a  qnelqne  nation  qu'ila  board  when  sick  or  wounded,  to  whatever 

appartiennent,  seronl  proteges  el  Boignea  nation   they  belong,  shall  be   protected 

par  Irs  capteurs,  anil  looked  after  by  the  captors. 


ARTICLE  '.». 

Bonl   priaonniera    de    guerre   lea  nan- 

fragcs.  blesses  on  malades.  (run  belligi- 
rant  qui  tombent  an  pouvoir  de  I'autre. 
II  ajipai  tinit  a  celui-ci  de  decider.  Buivant 
lea  circonetances,  s'il  convient  de  lea  gar- 
der,  de  les  diriger  sur  nn  port  de  -a  na- 
tion, sur  mi  port  neutre  on  mSme  Bur  un 
port  de  I'adversaire.  Dans  ce  dernier  cas, 
lea  priaonniera  ainsi  rendns  a  leur  paya 
ne  ponrront  Bervir  pendant  la  dur£e  de 
guerre. 

Article  10. 

i  Exclu.) 

Article  11. 

Lea  regies  contenues  dans  les  articles 
>  i-dessus  ne  sont  obligatoires  que  pour 
lea  Puissances  contractantes,  en  cas  de 
guerre  entre  deux  on  plusieura  d'entre 
elles. 

I. ••-  dites  regies  cesseront  d'etre  obliga- 
toirea  do  moment  oil,  dans  une  guerre 
■  •litre  d«'s  Puissances  contractantes.  une 
Puissance  non  contractante  se  joindrait  a 
inn  dea  belligerents. 

ARTICLE  12. 

La  presente  Convention  sera  ratifiee 
dans  le  plus  bref  delai  possible. 

Les  ratifications  seront  deposees  a  la 
Have. 

II  sera  dresse'  dn  depot  dechaque  ratifi- 
cation un  proces-verbal,  dont  une  copie, 
certiflee  conforme,  sera  remise  par  la  voie 
diplomatique  a  toutes  les  Puissances  con- 
i  ractantea. 

A in i cle  13. 


Al;l  i<  !LB   IX. 

The  Bhipwrecked,  wounded,  or  sick  of 
one  of  the  belligerents  who  fall  into  the 
hands  of  the  other,  are  prisoners  of  war. 
The  captor  must  decide,  according  to  cir- 
cumstances,  if  it  is  best  to  keep  them  or 
send  them  to  a  port  of  his  own  country, 
to  a  neutral  port,  or  even  to  a  hostile 
port.  In  the  last  rase,  prisoners  thus  re- 
patriated cannot  Berve  as  long  as  the  war 
lasts. 

Ahticle  X. 

(Excluded) 
Article  XI. 

The  rules  contained  in  the  above  Arti- 
cles are  binding  only  on  the  Contracting 
Powers,  in  case  of  War  between  two  or 
more  of  them. 

The  said  rules  shall  cease  to  be  binding 
from  the  time  when,  in  a  war  between 
the  Contracting  Powers,  one  of  the  bel- 
ligerents is  joined  by  a  non-Contracting 
Power. 

Article  XII. 

The  present  Convention  Bhall  be  rati- 
fied as  soon  as  possible. 

The  ratifications  shall  be  deposited  at 
The  Hague. 

On  the  receipt  of  each  ratification  a 
}ir<>crs-r>Tht(l  shall  be  drawn  up,  a  copy  of 
which,  duly  certified,  shall  be  sent  through 
the  diplomatic  channel  to  all  the  Con- 
tracting Powers. 

Article  XIII. 


I. .s    Puissances   non    signatain-s,   qui  The  non-Signatory  Powers  who  accepted 

iiinnit  accepts  la  Convention  de  Geneve  the  Geneva  Convention  of  the  lilind  An- 

■  hi   22  aofit    186 1.  -"lit    ailmises  .-;   adherer  -11-1.   1864,   are  allowed   to  adhere   to   the 

i  la  presente  Convention.  present  Convention. 


Biles auront,  a  cet  effet  a  faire  connaitre  For  this  purpose  they  most  make  their 

leur  adhesion  mix    Puissances  ...una.-  adhesion  known  to  the  Contracting  P 

tantes,  au  moyen  d'une  notificati icrite,  by  means  of  a  written   notification  ad- 

a.lressee  au  Gouvernement  des  Pays-Bas  dressed  t..  the  Netherland  Government, 

et  communique^  parcelui-cia  toutes  lea  and  by  it  communicated  to  all  the 

autres  Puissances  contractantes.  Contracting  !'.• 


Alill.i.K    14. 

S'il  arrivait  qu'une  .1.-  Eautes  Parties 
contractantes  denoncat  la  pr^Bente  Con- 
vention, cette  .ItMn niciati. m  oe  produirail 
sea  eflets  qu'un  an  apreg  la  notification 
faitr  par  en-it  au  Gouvernement  des  Paj  -- 
Bas  ft  communiquee  immediatement  par 
celui-ci  a  toutes  Its  autres  Puissances  con- 
tractantes. 

Cette  .It'll. iiu'iati. hi  in-  produira  Bes  effete 
qu'a  l'e'gard  .!.■  la  Puissance  qui  l'aura 
notifiee. 

Kn  foi  do  quoi,  lea  Plenipotentiaires  on1 
signe  la  present* Convention  et  I'onl  reve- 
tue  de  leurs  cachets. 

Fait  a  la  Ilayc.  le  \  ingt-neuf  juill.-t  mil 
lmit  cent  quatre-vingt  dix-neuf,  .mi  nn 
-■•ill  exemplaire  qui  restera  depose"  dans 
les  archives  du  Gouvernement  des  Pays- 
Bays  ei  dont  des  copies,  certifiers  >'>ni- 

f.irnies.   sennit  remises  par  la  voie  . liplo- 
matique  mix  Puissances  contractantes. 
Pour  I'Allemagne : 

(l.  s.)  Mtjnbter  Debnebubo. 
(Sous  reserve  de  Particle  X.) 
Pour  I'Autriche-Hongrie : 

(l.  b.)  Welserbheimb. 

(l.  s.)  Okoi.ksanyi. 
Pour  la  Belgique : 

i  .  B.      \.   BEERNAERT. 

(l.  s.)  Ctk.  de  Gbexli  Booieb. 
(L.  *.)  <'MK  Descamps. 
Pour  la  <  Ihine  : 

I  .  -.      rANOTl 

Pour  le  Danemark 

(l.  8.)    F.   I'l  i.i.f.. 


Alii  !•    I   1       \  I  \ 

In  the  event  >-f  oi f  the  lliirh  <  !on- 

tracting   Parties  denouncing  tli>-  i nt 

Convention,  such  denunciation  shall  not 
take  effect  until  a  yeai  after  the  notifica- 
tion made  in  writing  to  the  Netherlands 
Government,  and  forthwith  communi- 
cated by  it  tu  all  tl th.  r  Contra 

Powers. 

This  denunciation  shall  only  affect  the 
notifying  Power. 

In  testimony  whereof  the  respective 
Plenipotentiaries  have  signed  the  presenl 
i  Convention  and  affixed  their  seals  thereto. 

I at  The  Hague  the 29th  July,  189  I 

in  single  copy,  which  shall  be  kept  in  tin 
archives  of  the  Government  of  the  Neth- 
erlands, and  copies  of  which  duly  i 
fied,  shall  be  >.'iit  through  the  diplomats 
channel  t..  the  Contracting  Powers. 

For  Germany  : 
Signed 

(L.  8.      MUNSTER    lMl;\  l  BUBO. 

i  Under  reserve  of  Article  S 
For  Austria-Hungary  : 
Signed  - 

11..  s.      \\  I  I  SER8H  EIMB. 
i .  s.     Okoi  ICBANTI. 
l  -I  Belgium : 

3  .  aed  | 

i  .  -.     A.   i'.i  m;n  wait. 
i  .  -  E   i. Kill  E    ROOIXB, 

i  .  -.     CHH     I'l  B(   LMP8. 
For <  hina  : 
aed  i 
i .  s.)  \  \  \ ■ .  Vi  . 
br  Denmark : 
aed 
i .  -     i 


13210 


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Pour  IKsprtgne: 

(l.  b.)  Bz  DUQUB  DB  Teh  ax. 

(  I..  B.)   W.  B.  I>E  YlI.I.A  I'HKl  TIA. 

(I.  B.)  Amino  DB  BAQ1  i.k. 
Pour  lea  Etats-Unls  d'Amerique : 

(l.  s.)  Stanford  Newel. 
(Sous  reserve  de  Particle  X.) 
Pour  lea  Etats-Unia  Mexicains: 

(l.  s.)  A.  de  Mier. 
(l.  s.)  J.  Zenil. 
Pour  la  France: 

(l.  s.)  Leon  Bourgeois. 
(l.  b.)  G.  Bihoubd. 

(t.  a.)  d'Estotjbnelleb  de  Constant. 
Pour  la  Grande  Bretagne  et  I'Irlande : 

(l.  b.)  Henry  Howard. 

>.ius  reserve  de  Particle  X.) 
Pour  la  Gri 

1 1 .  b.)  N.  Delyanni. 
Pour  PItalie : 

(l.  b.)  Nigra. 
i  .  b.)  A.  Zannini. 
(l.  s.)  G.  Pompilj. 
Pour  le  Jajion: 

(l.  s.)  I.  Motono. 
Pour  le  Luxembourg: 

(l.  b.  I  ETBCHEN. 
Pour  le  Montenegro: 

(l.  s.)  Staal. 
Pour  lea  Pays-Baa : 

(l.  b.)  v.  Karxebeek. 
(i,.  B.  I   DEN    B]  ii;   I'.h'KI  i  G  ml. 
(l.  s.)  T.  M.  C.  Asser. 
(l.  e     E.  N.  Rahtjsbn. 
Pour  la  P( 

(i..  b.)    Mieza  Biza   Khan,  Arfa-ud- 
Dovleh. 


For  Bpaio 

(Signed) 

I  i..  B.)  Eli  Duque  DI  Titian. 

(l.  b.)  W.  B.  de  Villa  Qkktjtia. 

(l.  b.)  Abtubo  de  Baot/bb. 
For  the  United  Btatea  "f  America: 

(Signed) 

(l.  s.)  Staneobd  New  ii  . 
(Under  reserve  of  Article  \ ,  | 
For  the  United  Mexican  Btatea  i 

(Signed) 

(L.  S.)   A.  DE   Ml  EH. 

(L.  S.)  J.  Zenix. 
For  France : 

(Signed) 

(l.  s.)  Leon  Bourgeois. 

i  i..  s.)  6.  Bihoubd. 

(l.  s.)  d'Estoubnrlles  de  Constant. 
For  Great  Britain  and  Ireland  : 

(Signed) 

(l.  s.)  Henry  Howabd. 

(Under  reserve  of  Article  X.) 
For  Greece : 

(Signed) 

(l.  s.)  N.  Delyanni. 
For  Italy : 

(Signed) 

(l.  b.)  Nig  ha. 

(l.  s.)  A.  Zannini. 

(l.  s.)  G.  Pompilj. 
For  Japan  : 

(Signed) 

(l.  s.)  I.  Motono. 
For  Luxemburg : 

(Signed) 

(l.  b.)  Eybchen. 
For  Montenegro: 

(Signed) 

(l.  s.)  Staal. 
For  the  Netherlands: 

(Signed) 

(l.  s.)  v.  Kabnebeee. 

(i..  b.)  den  beeb  poobtugaei 

(l.  s.)  T.  M.  C.  Asser. 

(l.  s.)  E.  N.  Baht/ben. 
For  Persia : 

(Signed  i 

(l.  s.)    Mirza   Biza  Kuan,     Arfa-ud- 
Dovleh. 


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Pour  le  Portugal : 

(ii.  S.)  CONDE   DE   MACEDO. 

(l.  s.)  Agostixho  d'Ohnellas  DE  V  16- 

concellos. 
(l.  s.)  Conde  he  Selir. 
Pour  la  Eoumanie : 

(l.  s.)  A.  Beldikan. 

(L.  s.)  J.  N.  Papiniu. 
Pour  la  Bussie : 

(l.  s.)  Staal. 

(l.  s.)  Martens. 

(l.  s.)  A.  Basii.v. 
Pour  la  Serbie : 

(l.  s.)  Chedo  Mtyatovitch. 
Pour  le  Siani : 

(l.  s.)  Phya  Subiya  Nuvai  r. 

(L.  S.)  VlSUDDHA. 

Pour  les  Boyaumes  Unifl  de  Suede  et  de 

Xorvege : 

(l.  s.)  Bildt. 
Pour  la  Suisse : 

(l.  s.)  Both. 
Pour  la  Turquie : 

(l.  s.)  Tvrkhax. 

(l.  s.)  Meiiemed  Noury. 

(Sous  reserve  de  Particle  X.) 
Pour  la  Bulgarie : 

(l.  s.)  D.  Stancioff. 

(l.  s.)  Major  Hessaptchieff. 

Certifie  pour  copie  con  forme,  Le  Secre- 
taire General  du  Departementdes  Affaires 
Ftrangeres. 

L.    II.    BlYSSENAERS. 

La  Haye,  le  31  Janvier  1900. 


For  Portugal : 
aed) 
(l.  8  j  Condi  di  m  i 

~i  [WHO  D'<  >EHB]  LAI  Dl  V  \- 

• 

i .  -     Condi    m   Selxe, 

Etoumania : 
-  jned) 

(l.  8.)  A.  Beldiman. 
(l.  >     .i    N.  Papiniu. 
i  "i  Russia : 
(Signed]         -     Staal, 

(l.  >.  |  M\i:i  i  KB. 

(l.  b.)  A.  Babily. 
For  Bervia : 

(Signed)  i .  -.  |  Chzdo  Miyatovttch. 
For  Siam  : 

(Signed  |  (l.  b.)  Phya  Si  rita  Nutate. 

i  .  S.)  VlSUDDHA, 

For  the  United  Kingdoms  of  Sweden  and 

Norway : 

(Signed)  (l.  s.)  Bii.pt. 
For  Switzerland  : 

(Signed)   (l.  s.)  Both. 
Fur  Turkey : 

(Signed)  (l.  s.)  Turkman. 

(l.  s.)  Mehemed  Nouey. 
(Under  reserve  of  Article  \ 
For  Bulgaria : 

(Signed)  (l.  s.)  D.  Stancioef. 

(l.  s.)  Major  Hessaptchieff. 

Certified  as  a  true  copy,  the  Secretary 
General  of  the  Department  of  Foreign 
Affairs, 

L.  H.  BUY88ENAEB8. 

The  Hague,  January  SI,  1900. 


And  whereas  on  an  understanding  reached  by  the  Government  of  the  Netherlands 
with  the  signatory  powers  it  was  agreed  to  exclude  from  the  ratifications  of  said 
( 'onvention  its  Article  X  ; 

And  whereas  the  said  ('(invention,  with  its  Article  X  excluded,  was  ratified  by  the 
Government  of  the  Fnited  States,  by  and  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the  Senate 
thereof ,  and  by  the  Governments  of  the  other  Powers  aforesaid,  with  the  exception 
of  tlmse  of  China  and  Turkey  ; 

And  whereas,  in  pursuance  of  the  stipulations  of  Article  XII  of  the  said  Conven- 
tion the  ratifications  of  the  said  Convention  were  deposited  at  the  Hague  on  the  1th. 
day  of  September,  1900,  by  the  Plenipotentiaries  of  the  Governments  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  Germany,  Austria-Hungary,  Belgium,  Denmark,  8]  I  •  inee, 
Great  Britain,  Italy,  the  Netherlands,  Persia,  Portugul,   Ronmania,  B  Siam, 

Sweden  and  Norway  and  Bulgaria  ;  on  the  8th.  day  "f  d  tober,  1900,  bj  ti  ■   P 
tentiary  of  the  Government  of  Japan ;  on  the  16th.  day  of  0  Plen- 


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Ipotentiary  of  the  Government  <>f  Montenegro;  on  the  29th.  da;  "f  December,  1900, 
by  the  Plenipotentiary  <>f  the  Government  of  Switaerland  ;  on  the  4th.  day  <>f  April. 
1901 .  by  tli>-  Plenipotentiary  <>f  the  Government  "f  Greece  ;  on  the  17th.  day  <>f  April. 
l:ml .  by  the  Plenipotentiary  <>f  the  Government  of  Mexico  ;  on  the  1  ltli.  day  of  Maj  . 
1901,  by  the  Plenipotentiary  of  the  Government  >>f  Bervia,  and  <>n  the  12th.  day  of 
July,  1901,  by  the  Plenipotentiary  of  the  Governmenl  <>f  Luxembourg: 

Ni>\\.  therefore,  !»<•  it  known  that  T,  Theodore  Boosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  have  caused  the  said  Convention,  with  its  Article  X  excluded,  to 
!"•  made  public,  to  the  end  that  the  same  and  every  clause  thereof,  may  be  observed 
and  fulfilled  with  good  faith  by  the  United  States  and  the  citizens  thereof, 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  sel  my  hand  and  caused  the  seal  of  th>- 
United  States  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  <>f  Washington,  this  first  da}  of  November  En  the  year  of  our  Lord 

[l.  s.]  one  thousand  nine  hundred  and  one,  and  <>f  the  Independence  "f  the 
United  States,  the  one  hundred  and  twenty-sixth. 


Theodorr  Boost  \  ii  i 


By  the  President : 
John  Hay 

Secrt  tary  of  StaU 


:;: 


3.— DECLARATION  TO  PROHIBIT  FOR  Till.  II. KM  OF  FIVF  TEARS  Till 
LAUNCHING  OP  PROJECTILES  AND  EXPLOSIVES  FBOM  BALLOONS 
AND  OTHER  NEW  METHODS  OF  A  SIMILAB  NATURE. 


Signed  at  The  Hague  July  29,  1899. 

Ratification  advised  by  the  Senate  February  5,  1900. 

Ratified  by  the  President  of  the  United  Stati  i  April  7,  WOO. 

Ratification  deposited  with  th>  Netherlands  Government  September  ',.  1900. 

Proclaimed  November  1,  1901. 


P.V   THE    PBESIDEN1    OF    lilt:    QhitBD   STATXS   01    AMERICA. 

A    I'Kix  LAM  \TM»N. 

Whereas,  a  Declaration  prohibiting  tor  a  term  of  live  yean  the  launching  of"  pro- 
jectiles or  explosives  from  balloons,  nr  by  any  other  new  methods  of  similar  nature, 
was  signed  at  the  Hague  on  July  29th.,  1899,  by  the  respective  Plenipotentiaries  of 
the  United  states  of  America,  Germany,  Austria-Hungary,  Belgium,  China,  Den- 
mark, Spain.  Mexico,  Fiance,  Greece,  Italy,  Japan,  Luxembourg,  Montenegro,  the 
Netherlands,  Persia,  Portugal,  Rouinania,  Russia.  Servia,  Siam,  Sweden  and  Nor- 
way, Switzerland,  Turkey  and  Bulgaria,  the  original  of  which  Declaration  in  the 
French  language  is  word  for  word  as  follows: 

[Translation.] 

DECLARATION.  DECLARATION. 

Les    soussignes,  Plenipotentiaires   des  The  Undersigned,  Plenipotentiaries  of 

Puissances  representees  a  la  Conference  the  Powers  represented  at  the  Interna- 

Internationale   de   la    Paix   a   La   Haye,  tional  Peace  Conference  at  The  Hague, 

d  anient  autorises   a   cet  effet  par  leurs  duly  authorized   to   that  effect  by  their 

Gouveruements,    s'inspirant    des    senti-  Governments,  inspired  by  the  sentiment- 

inents  qui   out   trouve    leur    expression  which  found  expression  in  the  Declara- 

dans  la  Declaration  de  St.   Petersbourg  tion  of  St.  Petersburg  of  the  2!»th  Novem- 

du  29  novembre  her  (11th  December),  1868, 


I  M.S. 


11  decern  bre 

Declarent : 

Les  Puissances  contractantes  consen- 
tent,  pour  une  duree  de  cinq  ans,  it  l'in- 
terdiction  de  lancer  des  projectiles  et  des 
explosifs  du  haut  de  ballons  ou  par  d'au- 
tres  modes  analogues  nouveaux. 

La  presente  Declaration  n'est  obliga- 
toire  'i11'-  pour  les  Puissances  contrac- 
tantes, en  cas  de  guerre  entre  deux  ou 
plusieurs  d'entre  Biles. 

Kile  cessera  d'etre  obllgatoire  ilu  mo- 
ment ou  dans  une  guerre  entre  des  Puis- 
sancea  contractantes,  une  puissance  mm 
contractaute  se  joindrait  .i  I'un  des  bel- 
ligerents. 

I.. i  l'r.-- Hi'  Declaration  iera  ratiflee 
dans  le  plus  bref  delai  possible, 


Declare  that : 

The  Contracting  Powers  agree  to  pro- 
hibit, fur  a  term  of  live  years,  the  launch- 
ing of  projectiles  and  explosives  from  bal- 
loons, or  by  other  new  methods  of  similar 
nature. 

The  present  Declaration  is  only  binding 
on  the  Contracting  Rowers  in  case  of  wr 
b  tw sen  tw ■  more  of  them. 

li  -hall  cease  t"  be  binding  from  tie 
tine-  when,  in  .i  war  between  tie-  Con- 
tracting Powers,  one  of  the  belligei 
i-  joined  bj  :i  non-4  Sontracth 

I'le'  present  Dei  laration  shall  I 
tie. i  a- « i  a-  possible. 


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l.i-s   ratifications   mtmiiI   depoxes  a    La 

Haye. 

II  sera  dreas£  de  depot  de  cheque  ratifi- 
cation mi  proces- verbal,  dont  une  copic, 

certitice  coiiforme,  sera  remise  par  la  voie 
<li]>l< >riuit i«jut-  a  toutes  les  Puissances  con- 
tractantes. 

!  -  Puissances  non  signataires  pour- 
ront  adherer  a  la  presents  Declaration. 
Files  auront,  a  cet  effet,  a  faire  connaitre 
leor  adhesion  mix  Puissances  contrac- 
tantes, an  moyen  d'une  notification  ecrite, 
adressee  au  Gouvernement  des  Pays-Bas 
et  communiquee  par  celui-ci  a  toutes  les 
antrea  Puissances  contractantes. 

S"il  arrivait  qu'une  des  Hautes  Parties 
Contractantes  denonciit  la  pitsente 
Declaration,  cette  denonciation  ne  pro- 
duirait  Bes  effete  qu'un  an  apres  la  notifi- 
cation  faite  par  ecrit  an  Gouvernement 
des  Pays-Bas  et  coinmuniqude  immediate- 
iiniit  par  celui-ci  a  toutes  les  autres  Puis- 
sances  contractantes. 

Cette  denonciation  ne  produira  ses  effets 
qn'a  l'egard  de  la  Puissance  qui  Paura 
notifiee. 

En  foi  de  quoi,  les  Plenipotentiaires  ont 
signe  la  presence  Declaration  et  Pont 
revetue  de  leurs  cachets. 

Fait  a  T.a  Have,  le  vingt  neuf  juillet 
mil  huit  cent  quatre-vingt  dix-neuf,  en 
un  Ben!  exemplaire  qui  restera  depose 
dans  les  archives  du  Gouvernement  des 
Pays-Bas  et  dont  des  copies,  certifiees  con- 
formes,  seront  remises  par  la  voie  diplo- 
matique aux  Puissances  contractantes. 
Pour  1'Allemagne: 

(l.  b.)  Minster  Dkrxeburg. 
Pour  l'Autriche-Hongrie : 

(l.  s.)  "Welsersheimb. 

(l.  s. )  Okolicsanyi. 
Ponr  la  Belgiqne : 

(l.  s.)  A.  Beeknaekt. 

(i .  s.  i  Cte.  de  Grelle  Booibb. 

|  I  .  S.  )  ('In-  Dkscamps. 
Pour  la  Chine : 

(l.  b.)  YANG  Yr. 
Pour  le  Danemark: 

(l.  b.  i  F.  Bulb. 

Pour  PFspagne  : 
1 1..  b.  i  Kl  Duque  de  Tbtdan. 

i    -  i  W.  EL  i>e  Villa  UbBUTIA. 
i  L.  B.)  ABTUBO  1>k  BAOUSB. 


The  ratifications  shall  be  deposited  at 
The  Hague. 

V  proc&$*vi  rbal  shall  he  drawn  up  on 
the  receipt  of  each  ratification,  of  which 
BCOpy,  duly  certified,  shall  be  sent  through 
the  diplomatic  channel  to  all  the  Con- 
tracting Powers. 

The  non-Signatory  Powers  may  adhere 
to  the  present  Declaration.  For  this  pur- 
pose they  must  make  their  adhesion 
known  to  the  Contracting  Powers  by 
means  of  a  written  notification  addressed 
to  the  Netherland  Government,  and  com- 
municated by  it  to  all  the  other  Contract- 
ing Powers. 

In  the  event  of  one  of  the  High  Con- 
tracting Parties  denouncing  the  present 
Declaration,  such  denunciation  shall  not 
take  effect  until  a  year  after  the  notifica- 
tion made  in  writing  to  the  Netherlands 
Government,  and  by  it  forthwith  commu- 
nicated to  all  the  other  Contracting 
Powers. 

This  denunciation  shall  only  affect  the 
notifying  Power. 

In  faith  of  which  the  Plenipotentiaries 
have  signed  the  present  Declaration,  and 
affixed  their  seals  thereto. 

Done  at  The  Hague  the  29th  July,  18!>9, 
in  a  single  copy,  which  shall  be  kept  in 
the  archives  of  the  Netherlands  Govern- 
ment, and  of  which  copies,  duly  certified, 
shall  be  sent  through  the  diplomatic 
channel  to  the  Contracting  Powers. 

For  Germany : 

(l.  s.)  Minster  Dernebimk;. 
For  Austria-Hungary : 

(l.  s.)  Welsersheimb. 

(l.  s.)  Okolicsanyi. 
For  Belgium : 

(l.  s.)  A.  Beerxaert. 

(l.  b.)  I  !te.  de  Gbbllb  Rosier. 

(l.  s.)  Chr.  Descamps. 
For  China  : 

(l.  s.)  Yam;  Yr. 
For  Denmark : 

(l.  s.)  F.  BlLLB. 
For  Spain  : 

(  L.  S.  I    Kl    PllqUe  DE  TeTIAN. 

(l.  s.)  \V.  It.  de  Villa  Urrutia. 
(l.  s.)  Abtubo  de  Baovbb. 


39 


Pour  les  Etats-Unis  d'Am6rique  : 

(l.  s.)  Andrew  D.  White. 

(l.  s.)  Seth  Low. 

(l.  s.)  Stanford  Newel. 

(l.  s.)  A.  T.  Mai-ax. 

(l.  s.)  William  Crozier. 
Pour  les  Etats-Unia  Mexicains: 

(l.  s.)  A.  de  Mier. 

(l.  s.)  J.  Zenil. 
Pou  v  la  France  : 

(l.  s.)  Leon*  Bourgeois. 

(l.  s.)  G.  Bihourd. 

(l.  s.)  D'Estournelles  de  Constant. 
Pour  la  Grece : 

(l.  s.)  N.  Delyanni. 
Pour  l'ltalie : 

(l.  s.)  Nigra. 

(l.  s.)  A.  Zannini. 

(l.  s.)  G.  Pompilj. 
Pour  le  Japon : 

(L.  S.)  I.  MOTONO. 

Pour  le  Luxembourg: 

I  l..  s.  |  Eyschen. 
Pour  le  Montenegro : 

(l.  s.)  Staal. 
Pour  les  Pays-Bas : 

(l.  s.)  y.  Karnebeek. 

(l.  s.)  den  Beer  Poortugael. 

(l.  s.)  T.  M.  C.  Asser. 

(l.  s.)  E.  N.  Kaiiusen. 
Pour  la  Perse : 

(l.  6.)  Mirza    Kiza     Khan.     Arfa-ud- 
Dovleh. 
Pour  le  Portugal : 

is.)  Conde  de  Macedo. 

(l.  s.)  Agostinho  d'Orneli  as  ok  Vav 
concellos. 

(l.  s.)  Conde  de  Selib. 
Pour  la  Boumanie : 

i  I  .  >.      A.   I '.  r.  1.0  I  MAN. 

(L.  B.)  .'    N.  Papiniu. 
Pout  la  Busaie : 

(l.  8.)  Staal. 

(l.  - 

(l.  B.     A    B  L81L1 . 
Pour  1    - 

[ED(     MlTATOA  ITCH. 

Le  Siam  : 

B,     l'n  ^  A  Si  km  a  Ni  \  ai  u. 
.   [81   OOIIA. 


Fur  the  United  States  of  An 
(l.  s.)  Andrew  D,  White. 
(l.  b.)  Setii  Low. 
(l.  s.)  Stanfobd  Newei 

(L.  S.)   A.   T.  M  All  AN. 

(l.  s.)  William  Cbozieb. 
For  the  l"nit»-<i  States  of  Bfexii  o  ■ 

(l.  s.)  A.  de  Mieb. 

(l.  s.)  J.  Zenil. 
For  France : 

(l.  s.)  Lehn  BOURGEOIS. 

(l.  s.)  G.  Bihourd. 

(L.  S.)  d'ESTOURNELLES     DE    COH 

Yor  Greece : 

(l.  s.)  N.  Delyanni. 
For  Italy  : 

(l.  s.)  Nigra. 

(l.  s.)  A.  Zannini. 

(l.  s.)  G.  Pompilj. 
For  Japan : 

(L.  S.)   I.  MOT'  II 

For  Luxemburg : 

(l.  s.)  Eyschen. 
For  Montenegro : 

(l.  s.)  Staal. 
For  the  Netherlands : 

(l.  s.)  v.  Karnebeek. 

(l.  s.)  den  Beer  Poortugael. 

(l.  s.)  T.  M.  C.  Asser. 

(l.  s.)  E.  N.  Kaiiusen . 
For  Persia  : 

(L.  S.)  MlBZA    BlZA     Kuan.    Arfa-ud- 
Dovleh. 
For  Portugal : 

(l.  s.j  Conde  <1<-  Macedo. 

(l.  s.)  Agostinho  d'Obnellas  dbVas- 

C0NCELL08. 

(l.  s.)  Conde  de  Selib. 
For  Boumania  : 

(L.  S.  I  A.  l'.Kl  DIMAN. 

(l.  b.)  J.  N.  Papiniu. 
For  But 

(l.  b.)  Martens. 

(l.  .-.      \.   B  18ILT. 
! 

i  IflTATOVTTCH. 

rA  SURIYi    S 
I  If!  DOHA. 


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Poor  lea  Boyaumea  l His  de  Buede  etde 
Norvoge : 

i     >.  i   BlLDT. 

Pour  )a  Bait 

i .  b.  Both. 
Pour  la  Turquie : 

i  .  B.)  Tl  KhllAN. 
I      B.)   M.   NOUHT. 

i  .  B.)  Aimn .i.aii. 
i  I..  B.)  B.  Mehemmeo. 
Pour  1:*.  Bnlgarie : 
l.  a     D.  Br  lnciotf. 

i  .8.  I   Major  HSSSAPTCHIEFI  . 

Certifi6  pour  copie  conforms,  Le  Secre- 
taire General  du  Departenieut  des  Affaires 
Etrangerea, 

I..   II.   BUJ  B8ENAER8 

La  Hate,  le  SI  Janvier,  1900. 


For  the  United   Kingdom  "f  Bweden  and 
Norwaj  : 

(i.  s.)  Bum  . 
For  Switzerland  : 

(l.  b.)  Both. 
For  Turkey: 

(L.  8.)   TVKKHAN. 

(l.  b.)  m.  noubt. 
(l.  s.)  Abdullah. 

(L.  8.)  B.  MKHEMlltD 

For  Bulgaria  : 

i .  -.  i  D.  Stahcioet. 
i  i .  s.)  Major  Hessaptchieff. 

Certified  as  a  true  copy,  Secretary  Gen- 
eral of  the  Department  of  Foreign  Af- 
fairs, 

L.  II.   BUT88ENAEB8. 

The  Hague,  January  31,  1900. 


And  Whereas,  the  said  Declaration  was  duly  ratified  by  the  Government  of  th<- 
United  States  of  America,  by  and  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the  Senate  thereof, 
and  by  the  Governments  of  the  other  Powers  aforesaid,  with  the  exception  of  those 
of  China  and  Turkey. 

And  Win  reas,  in  pursuance  of  a  stipulation  of  the  said  Declaration,  the  ratifications 
thereof  were  deposited  at  the  Hague  on  the  4th.  day  of  September,  1900,  by  the 
Plenipotentiaries  <>f  the  Governments  of  the  United  states  of  America,  Austria- 
Hungary,  Belgium,  Denmark,  Spain,  Fiance,  Italy,  the  Netherlands,  Persia,  Portu- 
_.il.  Boumania,  Russia,  Siam,  Sweden  and  Norway,  and  Bulgaria:  on  the  6th.  day  of 
i  October,  1900,  by  the  Plenipotentiary  of  the  Government  of  Japan  ;  OH  the  16th.  day 
l  October,  1900,  by  the  Plenipotentiary  of  the  Government  of  Montenegro;  on  the 
29th.  day  of  December,  1900,  by  the  Plenipotentiary  of  the  Government  of  Switzer- 
land :  on  the  1th.  day  of  April,  1901,  by  the  Plenipotentiary  of  the  Government  of 
Greece;  on  the  17th.  day  of  April,  1901,  by  the  Plenipotentiary  of  the  Government  of 
Mexico;  on  the  11th.  day  of  May,  1901,  by  the  Plenipotentiary  of  the  Government 
of  Servia,  and  on  the  12th.  day  of  July,  1901,  by  the  Plenipotentiary  of  the  Govern- 
ment of  Luxembourg; 

Now,  therefore,  be  it  known  that  I,  Theodore  Roosevelt,  President  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  have  caused  the  said  Declaration  to  be  made  public,  to  the  end 
that  the  same  and  every  clause  thereof  may  be  observed  and  fulfilled  with  good  faith 
by  the  United  States  and  the  citizens  thereof. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  m\  hand  and  caused  the  seal  of  the  I'nited 

Mates  to  be  affixed. 

Done  at  the  City  of  Washington  this  first  day  of  November  in  the  year  of  our  Lord 
one    thousand    nine   hundred   and   one,  and   of   the   Independence    Of  the 


[L.  8.] 


I'nited  States  the  one  hundred  and  twenty-sixth. 


TlIEOOOHE   BOOSEVELT 


By  the  President : 

John  h  w 

.  tary  of  Statt . 

By  command  of  Lieutenant  General  Miles: 

H.  C.  CORBIN, 
Adjutant  General, 
Major  General,  U.  S.  Army. 


Photomount 

Pamphlet 

Binder 

Gaylord  Bros. 

Makers 
Stockton,  Calif. 

PAT.  JAN.  21,  1908 


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